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- From: peter@ski.austin.ibm.com (Peter Jeffe 512.838.4019)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
- Subject: Re: SUMMARY: Automounted Mail Spool
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.001925.8447@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 00:19:25 GMT
- References: <tkevans.713448637@eplrx7.es.dupont.com>
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- In article <tkevans.713448637@eplrx7.es.dupont.com> tkevans@eplrx7.es.dupont.com writes:
- >Placing an /etc/aliases file on the RS/6000's with everyone aliased
- >to the mailhost resolved my problem. However, since we're running
- >NIS, it seems curious that the local /etc/aliases file allows
- >delivery which the NIS aliases map with the *same* content fails
- >with the same can't-write-to-/var/spool/mail error.
-
- If you want sendmail to use NIS aliases you have to have the p option
- defined. Make sure that your Op line in /etc/sendmail.cf looks like:
-
- Opmail.aliases
-
- If you're using a Sun NIS server, you should get ix26266, shipped in
- ptf U405801.
-
- --
- peter jeffe peter@aixwiz.austin.ibm.com
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