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Re: [cobalt-users] Who is MAIL@xxxxxxxxxx ?



> > On out Cobalt Cube 2 exists no user with the name "mail".
> > Nevertheless people can eMail to mail@xxxxxxxxxx without getting an
error.
> >
> > When i try to generate an user with the name "mail", i get the error
that
> > it´s anreserved name.
>
> Yep, look in /etc/passwd to see the others that you won't be allowed to
use.

OK, found it. Now I´ve got a problem:
We printed a lot of stuff with the adress "mail@..." on it.
Is there ANY way to make it possible to generate a normal user with the name
"mail"?????

If I change the name in /etc/passwd, will the mailserver stop working?


If not, we lost a lot of money.

Bye, Jörg








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