The problem is likely related to the fact that you have no local domain
- as discussed before, exim (and other MTA's) generally expect to be
operated from a server position, rather than a workstation.
One possible workwround is to set the following in exim's config,
local_domains = localhost.localdomain
and
qualify_domain = localhost.localdomain
And make sure you have in your /etc/hosts file a line like:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
Then all your local addresses will be "@localhost.localdomain"..
On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Chad Leigh, Pengar Enterprises, Inc. and Shire.Net LLC wrote:
> What does it say when you do a
>
> % exim -bt root@???
> and
> % exim -bt david@???
>
> ???
>
> This will test and tell you what exim thinks it should do with these
> addresses.
>
> Chad
>
> --On Tuesday, September 5, 2000 7:25 PM -0700 davidturetsky
> <davidturetsky@???> wrote:
>
> > I am trying to get aliases to work so when I send out email the local part
> > 'root' will alias to davidturetsky as will the local part 'david'
> >
> > This is how the relevant part of exim.conf looks:
> >
> > system_aliases:
> > driver = aliasfile
> > # >> Option added by convert4r3
> > file_transport = address_file
> > # >> Option added by convert4r3
> > pipe_transport = address_pipe
> > file = /etc/aliases
> > search_type = lsearch
> >
> > In /etc/aliases I have root: davidturetsky and david: davidturetsky
> >
> > None of this has any effect. Reading the aliasfile director specs did
> > not shed any light. What am I missing?
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
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>
>
> Pengar Enterprises, Inc. and Shire.Net LLC
> Web and Macintosh Consulting -- full service web hosting
> Chad Leigh
> chad@??? chad@???
>
>
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