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Old 03-04-2004, 09:00 AM   #1
nabil_boussetta
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Question local user on sendmail


i have sendmail as a mail server on redhat 8.0
"nabil" is a local user (esxisting in /etc/passwd)
i'd like to send mail to this address nabil@external_domain.com and i'd like that this mail will be sent to the local user nabil
how to do?
 
Old 03-05-2004, 07:47 AM   #2
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Re: local user on sendmail

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Originally posted by nabil_boussetta
i have sendmail as a mail server on redhat 8.0
"nabil" is a local user (esxisting in /etc/passwd)
i'd like to send mail to this address nabil@external_domain.com and i'd like that this mail will be sent to the local user nabil
how to do?

Add the MX records for external_domain.com

Set up sendmail and if local-host-names file or sendmail.mc already recognizes this as its domain then the mail will automatically be sent to the local user.
 
  


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