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Old 08-21-2010, 03:46 PM   #1
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E-mail forwarding


I'm using sendmail and I'm trying to set up some forwarding accounts. It seems simple enough but all the results I've gotten on Google so far are pretty unhelpful. Isn't there a straightforward tutorial somewhere?

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Old 08-21-2010, 08:36 PM   #2
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I guess there is, simplest way is to create .forward file in users home directory and put all email addresses where email is to be forwarded into it.

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO...tml#forwarding
 
Old 08-22-2010, 09:11 AM   #3
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What if the people I want to forward e-mails to aren't users on my OS? Is a mailing list manager maybe what I want?

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Old 08-22-2010, 09:13 AM   #4
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It will work if you put in the full email address. This is assuming
that your system is able to send email out to the Internet.
 
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You could use /etc/aliases or use procmail
 
  


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