Re: "include" feature of /etc/alias

[Adrian Ho <aho-djb-qmail@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Jun 02, 2002 at 08:30:56PM +0545, Binaya wrote:
> My support for normal entries in my /etc/alias file is working fine
> for entries like :
> 
> test:test@yahoo.com
> moveduser:newaddy@hotmail.com
> 
> but the "include" feature of sendmail's alias file ( which lets me
> send mails to a list of users) is not working properly

Probably because you haven't finished reading the docs.

> Jun  2 20:08:24 devis qmail: 1023027804.854172 delivery 24: deferral: fastforward:_fatal:_unable_to_read_/usr/local/lib/mystaffs.bin:_file_does_not_exist/
> 
>           I wonder why it searches for file named "mystaffs.bin" 

"man newaliases" (making sure, of course, that it's fastforward's
newaliases man page that you're reading and not sendmail's).  The very
first paragraph of the INCLUDE FILES section talks about it, and
references a second man page which contains the rest of the answer.

An even more direct (though less complete) answer is in the ALIASES doc
file that's also included in your installation.

You really should read /all/ the documentation -- just about everything
you need to know is in there somewhere, and there aren't that many doc
files either.

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