[plug] Problem setting up alias for a user...

[McMeikan, Andrew]

If you just want to redirect to another username of that host then just have
a single line with the username on it that you want it to go to.

	cya,	Andrew...

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mike Holland [SMTP:myk at golden.wattle.id.au]
> Sent:	Friday, November 05, 1999 11:17 AM
> To:	'plug at linux.org.au'
> Subject:	Re: [plug] Problem setting up alias for a user...
> 
> > What I want to know is how to set up a .foreward file such that the text
> 
> David, its spelt ".forward".
> It should be in the sendmail docs, I couldnt find it in my man pages.
> 
> A sample .forward file is:
>               \username, "|/usr/ucb/vacation username"
> Its a comma-separated list. Begin with a '|' to give a pipe command.
> So you might just want something like:
> 	"|/home/jitterbug/bin/new_message"
> 
> Anyone know a good way to do this without creating a special user?
> The '/etc/aliases' file doesnt seem to allow such pipe commands.
> 
> Mike Holland <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>            Perth, Australia.
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