Internal FC8 Mail

[tito_pt]

Wen I use the console in FC8 Server I have a message that says you have new mail, with "mail <number>" I can read those internal emails, is there a way to send the email's automatically, or configure a workstation "evolution" to view/receive those email's?

[okcomputer44]

Those are the root's mails. If you setup in your evolution to receive e-mails for root you can have a look at them.

Usually all of them system messages.

Or another way to get root messages for different user is that:

In the /etc/aliases file you can setup/reset the alias and user, this alias belongs to that user.

postmaster root
admin root

user1 user1

So just change the root to your user account and issue this command

newaliases

The next message will go to your account.

Laz

[tito_pt]

Hi Laz

I have the FC8 server, and I work on a FC8 workstation, how I setup the server so my workstation's Evolution can show me the roots eMails on the server.

[okcomputer44]

Hi Tito

The easy way I think is that change the root name to your user name on the server aliases file.

Example:

/etc/aliases

postmaster root

so change this to your account

postmaster youraccount

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Another way is make a .forward file in the root folder like this:

cd root
cat >.forward ENTER

ctlr + d

then open the file and than type \your account name on the server

like this : \user1

save and close the file.

The forward file will forward every mail what the root account gets into your account.

http://www.feep.net/sendmail/tutorial/intro/forward.html


Laz