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Steven ** montgoss+mailman at gmail.com
Fri Nov 2 04:03:58 CET 2007


I just took those virtual mappings out of the /etc/mail/aliases file
and re-ran newaliases.  I tested via telnet and the message posted to
the list!  So, apparently my "listinquestion" aliases weren't in both
aliases files originally.

-Steven

On 11/1/07, Steven ** <montgoss+mailman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Upon further inspection, they are identical...  now.  I'm guessing
> they weren't before.  Because, now when I run newaliases, I get:
> $ sudo newaliases
> WARNING: local host name (montgoss-server) is not qualified; see
> cf/README: WHO AM I?
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 28: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 29: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 30: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 31: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 32: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 33: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 34: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 35: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 36: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: line 37: missing colon
> /etc/mail/aliases: 21 aliases, longest 52 bytes, 1218 bytes total
>
> Seems like my "listinquestion at montgoss.com     listinquestion" lines
> are not being parsed.  Are those supposed to go in the aliases file?
> I'm thinking no.  So, where should they be?
>
> -Steven
>
> On 11/1/07, Steve Burling <srb at umich.edu> wrote:
> > --On November 1, 2007 8:59:53 PM -0500 Steven **
> > <montgoss+mailman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > 3. $ cat /etc/aliases
> > > ## mailman mailing list
> > > mailman:              "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post mailman"
> > > mailman-admin:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin mailman"
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > $ sudo newaliases
> > > WARNING: local host name (montgoss-server) is not qualified; see
> > > cf/README: WHO AM I?
> > > /etc/mail/aliases: 21 aliases, longest 52 bytes, 1218 bytes total
> >   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > Because apparently you've got your Mailman aliases in /etc/aliases, but
> > sendmail is configured to look at /etc/mail/aliases.  (The alias count is
> > another hint.)
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Steve Burling                                    <mailto:srb at umich.edu>
> > University of Michigan, ICPSR                    Voice: +1 734 615.3779
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> >
>


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