On 02-Dec-2003/16:36 +1100, Sam Currie <Sam.Currie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >We recent started using Linux (RH 7.3) to handle a couple of server >tasks. One being Squid Cache and the other Hylafax for incoming faxes. > >When I check these machines I notice that allot of administration >related email gets created for the root account. Currently they are >simply stored in the 'MBOX' format. > >Is it possible to tell Linux to send all 'administrative' emails to an >external email account using SMTP? We run MS Exchange and it would be >far more useful for these emails to arrive in a Public Folder were all >IT people can see them and act accordingly. > >I have reviewed the 7.3 install & reference guide and have not be able >to find a single related reference. Can this be done? It is easy to have root mail sent to an email address on the Exchange box, but I don't know how to tell Exchange to put incoming email into a public folder. For the first part, add this to /etc/aliases: root: sysadmingroup@xxxxxxxxxxxx If you have a distribution list for your sysadmins, then that would work as a target address. Tony -- Anthony E. Greene <mailto:Anthony%20E.%20Greene%20%3Cagreene@xxxxxxxxx%3E> OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D AOL/Yahoo Messenger: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/> Linux. The choice of a GNU generation <http://www.linux.org/> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
