Hello,
About user message 'directories'. They are not directories,
they are files. Thats why you are told "(user_name) not a directory."
You can check them by typing: ls -alF /var/spool/mail
You'll see file attributes from that output.
-rw------- is file read-only to its owner
drwx------ is directory read-only to its owner
About forward-file, you'd put it into your homedirectory.
1) log in as a user which mails you want to forward
- normally you are at homedirectory at start (might be indicated with ~)
depending on your shell (command line interface program)
2) type: cat > .forward
or even you can type: cat > ~/.forward
3) type email address you want to forward: forward@???
4) press CTRL-D
Now you should have forward-file and if MTA is configured correctly
all messages coming to user you loggeg in forwards to "forward@???".
One tutorial (of many) at net is (found by Google "forward email"):
http://www.cbc.umn.edu/Education/Instructions/fwd.acct.html
Best regards, Jori
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Admir [mailto:admir@kuub3.nl]
> Sent: 5. maaliskuuta 2003 14:15
> To: exim-users@???
> Subject: [Exim] Exim Forward mail, HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
> Hi all!!!!
>
> I have a problem.
>
> I am totally new to Linux and I am trying to forward e-mail
> from one address
> to another and I have no clue how to do that.
> I know that I have to use .forward file but I don't know how
> to make one and
> where to put it,
>
> When I try to open user directory in /var/spool/mail
> directory I get this
> msg. (user_name) not a directory.
>
> Pleas some one tell me step by step how to do this e-mail forwarding?
>
> Gr.
>
> Admir
>
>
>
>
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