RE: [cobalt-security] email forwarding aliases for non-users

["Brian Horner" <brian-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>snip<
> I have no file in /etc/mail called aliases, the only file called aliases i
> have is in /etc but if i try and add:

> dummyuser1 <tab> email@address

> to /etc/aliases then type "newaliases" it goes on about a missing colon.

> Any ideas what the prob is?
> Using Raq3 btw

Try this one..

dummyuser1: <tab> email@address

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-security-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-security-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mez
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 6:29 AM
To: cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] email forwarding aliases for non-users


Thanks for your help about the aliases, just one small problem I am having:

> Add the following to the bottom of /etc/mail/virtusertable:
>
> # Tab between two parts below
> bob@xxxxxxxxxx     dummyuser1
>
> Then type:
> makemap hash /etc/mail/virtusertable.db < /etc/virtusertable

Have done all the above no problems, but when it comes to this part:

> Then add the following to the bottom of /etc/mail/aliases:
>
> dummyuser1    bob@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Then type:
>
> newaliases

I have no file in /etc/mail called aliases, the only file called aliases i
have is in /etc but if i try and add:

dummyuser1 <tab> email@address

to /etc/aliases then type "newaliases" it goes on about a missing colon.

Any ideas what the prob is?
Using Raq3 btw

Thanks again
-John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] email forwarding aliases for non-users


> "Mez" <mez@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Can someone explain in simple terms (if possible) how to create email
> > forwarding aliases for users not on the server.
> > I am using an RAQ3 and I want to be able to add forwarding addresses.
> >
> > E.G.
> >
> > bob@xxxxxxxxxx (domain.com is hosted on my raq3) to forward to
> bob@xxxxxxxxx
> > But user "bob" does NOT exist on my server
> >
> > Is this possible at all, if so could someone point me in the right
> direction
> > for setting it up
>
> John, this isn't really security-related, probably best suited for
> cobalt-users, but...
>
> Your example is confusing b/c you don't mention a username and you used
> "bob" in both the server and external email address and then say bob
doesn't
> exist.  But I think you're saying that there is *not* a user on the server
> and you want to keep it that way, but fwd email for a specific email
address
> to an external location.  OK.
>
> Add the following to the bottom of /etc/mail/virtusertable:
>
> # Tab between two parts below
> bob@xxxxxxxxxx     dummyuser1
>
> Then type:
>
> makemap hash /etc/mail/virtusertable.db < /etc/virtusertable
>
> Then add the following to the bottom of /etc/mail/aliases:
>
> dummyuser1    bob@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Then type:
>
> newaliases
>
> Done.  Enjoy!
>
> --
> Steve Werby
> President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
> http://www.befriend.com/
>
>
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