tran@peora.sdc.ccur.com (Nhan Tran) (02/14/91)
I'm using SCO Xenix v2.3 and try to set up a system wide alias.
In /usr/lib/mail, there is 2 files: faliases and maliases
I put into these files something like:
group: user1 user2 ...
However when I send mail to group, it goes to first name in the list only.
(user1 in this case)
What am I doing wrong here ?
Nhan bill@twg.bc.ca (Bill Irwin) (02/15/91)
tran@peora.sdc.ccur.com (Nhan Tran) writes: } group: user1 user2 ... } However when I send mail to group, it goes to first name in the list only. }(user1 in this case) Try group:user1,user2,... -- Bill Irwin - The Westrheim Group - Vancouver, BC, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ uunet!van-bc!twg!bill (604) 431-9600 (voice) | Your Computer bill@twg.bc.ca (604) 430-4329 (fax) | Systems Partner
glen@sungate.UUCP (Glen) (02/15/91)
In <4596@peora.sdc.ccur.com>, tran@peora.sdc.ccur.com (Nhan Tran) writes: > I'm using SCO Xenix v2.3 and try to set up a system wide alias. > In /usr/lib/mail, there is 2 files: faliases and maliases > I put into these files something like: > group: user1 user2 ... > However when I send mail to group, it goes to first name in the list only. > What am I doing wrong here ? Actually, you do not want either of these files. You want the aliases file, and need to use it as described below. The maliases file is for machines aliases, and is used primarily in a micnet system to allow mail routing between systems. The faliases file is for temporary forwarding aliases, and is for temporary in- or out-of-system forwarding. The file you want to use is the aliases file, which does not exist, since it comes in hased form. You have the format for the aliases file correct, all: user1 user 2 user3 ... group: user2 user3 and so on. You must be the super user to create the file. Set owner and group to 3 (bin), and permissions to 00644. Then, cd to the /usr/lib/mail directory and run: ./aliashash ./aliases to create the hashed version of the file. This will update aliases.hash and put your system into effect. Hope this helps! -- ** --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- ** Glen Barney 301-330-4700 The beach is not just a place InterNet: glen%sungate@uunet.UU.NET to be - it's a way of life! BangPath: uunet!sungate!glen