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1 | --- Setting up /etc/aliases |
2 | ||
3 | Create /etc/aliases if it does not already exist. You should include | |
4 | forwarding instructions for mailer-daemon, postmaster, and root: | |
5 | ||
6 | root: alias | |
7 | postmaster: alias | |
8 | mailer-daemon: alias | |
9 | ||
10 | Note that qmail never delivers mail to root. The instructions shown here | |
11 | will deliver messages to the mailbox of the ``alias'' user. | |
12 | ||
13 | For further details on the format of /etc/aliases, and a list of | |
14 | sendmail compatibility warnings, see the newaliases man page. | |
15 | ||
16 | ||
17 | --- Compiling /etc/aliases | |
18 | ||
19 | Once /etc/aliases is ready, run newaliases to compile /etc/aliases into | |
20 | /etc/aliases.cdb: | |
21 | ||
22 | # newaliases | |
23 | ||
24 | Review /etc/aliases.cdb to make sure it has the instructions you want: | |
25 | ||
26 | % printforward < /etc/aliases.cdb | more | |
27 | ||
28 | For the format of printforward's output, see the setforward man page. | |
29 | ||
30 | If you change /etc/aliases you will have to run newaliases again. You | |
31 | may want to add a comment at the top of /etc/aliases as a reminder. | |
32 | ||
33 | ||
34 | --- Compiling :include: files | |
35 | ||
36 | If you have an :include: file, say /etc/staff-list, compile it into | |
37 | /etc/staff-list.bin: | |
38 | ||
39 | # newinclude /etc/staff-list | |
40 | ||
41 | See the newinclude man page for a list of sendmail compatibility | |
42 | warnings. Review /etc/staff-list.bin: | |
43 | ||
44 | % printmaillist < /etc/staff-list.bin | more | |
45 | ||
46 | For the format of printmaillist's output, see the setmaillist man page. | |
47 | ||
48 | If you change /etc/staff-list you will have to run newinclude again. You | |
49 | may want to add a comment at the top of /etc/staff-list as a reminder. | |
50 | ||
51 | ||
52 | --- Configuring qmail to use /etc/aliases | |
53 | ||
54 | To activate /etc/aliases, put this line into ~alias/.qmail-default: | |
55 | ||
56 | | fastforward -d /etc/aliases.cdb | |
57 | ||
58 | If qmail is already running, make sure to chmod +t ~alias before you | |
59 | edit .qmail files in ~alias, and chmod -t ~alias after. | |
60 | ||
61 | ||
62 | --- Testing aliases | |
63 | ||
64 | To check the expansion of postmaster@your.host without sending any mail: | |
65 | ||
66 | % env DEFAULT=postmaster HOST=your.host fastforward -nd /etc/aliases.cdb | |
67 | ||
68 | Replace your.host with your fully qualified domain name. Make sure to | |
69 | include the -nd. | |
70 | ||
71 | Next, try sending a message to postmaster@your.host. Watch the qmail log | |
72 | and the final mailbox to make sure the alias works the way you want. | |
73 | ||
74 | You can check other aliases the same way. | |
75 | ||
76 | ||
77 | --- Using /etc/aliases for virtual domains | |
78 | ||
79 | To put all addresses at virt.dom under control of /etc/aliases, add | |
80 | ||
81 | virt.dom:alias | |
82 | ||
83 | to /var/qmail/control/virtualdomains, and give qmail-send a HUP signal. | |
84 | Also add | |
85 | ||
86 | virt.dom | |
87 | ||
88 | to /var/qmail/control/rcpthosts so that qmail accepts mail for virt.dom | |
89 | from remote hosts. Now you can handle virt.dom in /etc/aliases: | |
90 | ||
91 | billing@virt.dom: joe, fred | |
92 | (this line catches all other addresses)@virt.dom: joe | |
93 | ||
94 | Note that postmaster@virt.dom will go to joe; the @virt.dom instruction | |
95 | overrides the postmaster instruction. Note, however, that other .qmail | |
96 | files in ~alias override ~alias/.qmail-default, so you can set up | |
97 | ~alias/.qmail-postmaster to handle postmaster@everything. | |
98 | ||
99 | Beware that sendmail does not support domain-specific instructions in | |
100 | /etc/aliases; they are a fastforward feature. |