On Sun, 2006-01-01 at 13:14 -0800, Peter Gordon wrote: > On Sun, 2006-01-01 at 12:59 -0800, Florin Andrei wrote: > > Wouldn't make sense to edit /etc/aliases while installing the OS and ask > > the operator to provide a real email as an alias? > > It is a very common error to forget the root alias. As a result, the > > email sent by housekeeping software (such as logwatch) is ignored, often > > with unpleasant results. > > > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2006-January/thread.html#00045 > > > > This may or may not require to edit the relayhost variable in the MTA > > (ask the operator to provide a default mail relay), I'm not sure > > (depending on how "correct" or thorough the installer should be). > > That sounds like a good idea to me. Perhaps it could default to aliasing > root to the user created during firstboot, or something similar? It should go to a local user and it should ask which local user. root always should go to a local user, and if needed, the local user can then forward to somewhere else - but it should go to a local user first so that if there is a problem delivering, you don't end up with a loop to the root account. If the user wants them forwarded to an e-mail address not on local host, they can configure that themselves post install. Evolution picks up mail sent to the local user just fine. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
