Re: [tlug] sending mails to the localhost

["Hector Akamine" <akamine@example.com>]

Hi Botond,

On 8/7/06, Botond Botyanszki <tlug@example.com> wrote:

> >
> > never_users = root
> > ...
> > setting, but I wondered why it is set this way
> This is for security purposes. AFAIK one reason is that to deliver to
> root, exim would need to run as root. The other reason is that the root
> account is for administration and definitely not for reading mail. You
> should set up /etc/aliases to have root's mail delivered to a normal user.

Thanks for the tips. I modified /etc/aliases and it seems everything
is working ok.

Hector