I did this just by creating .forward in /root and adding the following: joe@bean (bean is the home ocmputers names) Hope this helps. Joe On 4/18/05, Tom <linxt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi list: > > After a fresh install of FC4t2, I'm having a problem getting roots mail > forwarded to my mail account. This feature was working for me under FC4t1 > and FC3 but not now. > > I edited the /etc/aliases file to send roots mail to my account and ran > newaliases but that didn't make any change. > > Here is the message I'm receiving: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Returned mail: see transcript for details > Date: 04-17-2005 0429 > From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > The original message was received at Sun, 17 Apr 2005 04:29:32 -0700 > from root@localhost > > ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- > root > (reason: 553 5.5.4 <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>... Real domain name required for > sender address) > (expanded from: root) > > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > ... while talking to [127.0.0.1]: > >>> MAIL From:<root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> SIZE=3979 AUTH=root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <<< 553 5.5.4 <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>... Real domain name required for sender > address > 501 5.6.0 Data format error > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >From browsing the archives and sendmail documentation, I think I need to > change something in sendmail.mc and then re-compile /etc/mail but I'm not > sure of this and would like to get feedback before making any change here. > I'm also not sure from the documentation exactly where the real domain name > (FQDN?) needs to go. > > This is a strictly in-home network with this computer being linux2.home > > contents of /etc/hosts > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 192.168.0.10 linux.home linux > 127.0.0.1 linux2 localhost.localdomain localhost #<<<<< the way FC4t2 set it > 192.168.0.20 dos.home dos > 192.168.0.30 win2k.home win2k > 192.168.0.40 betty.home betty > 192.168.0.50 laptop.home laptop > 192.168.0.100 test.home test > 192.168.0.15 linux2.home linux2 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Hope someone can give me some clear direction here. > > Thanks, Tom > -- > Tom Taylor > registered linux user #263467 > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > -- ___________________________________ Joe Reid joe.reid@xxxxxxxxx