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Re: [cobalt-users] expanded from: admin incorrectly!

OK, I found it in /etc/aliases  and ran newaliases as it said.

At 08:59 PM 4/25/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm getting the following in my /home/tmp/dead.letter file on a RaQ3.
>
>Received: from localhost (localhost)
>        by www.yyyy.com
>        Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:05:11 -0600
>Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:05:11 -0600
>From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON>
>Message-Id: <200204250605.AAB30983@xxxxxxxx/cp,>
>To: root
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
>        boundary="AAB30983.1019714711/www.yyyy.com"
>Subject: Returned mail: User unknown
>Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure)
>
>This is a MIME-encapsulated message
>
>--AAB30983.1019714711/www.yyyy.com
>
>The original message was received at Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:05:00 -0600
>from root@localhost
>
>   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
>
>   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
>xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx
>    (expanded from: admin)
>
>...
>
>From: root (Cron Daemon)
>To: root
>Subject: Cron <root@www> run-parts /etc/cron.quarter-daily
>X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/bash>
>X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin>
>X-Cron-Env: <MAILTO=root>
>X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/>
>X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root>
>...
>
>The xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx is an old address and no longer works.  I went through the GUI looking for someplace that the old address might be specified and couldn't find it.  I looked on the disk for .forward files and found two neither of which had the old address.  Any suggestions on how I can find where that old address is stashed.  This machine only has 4 or 5 users.
>
>So, there is problem with cron or it is trying to send mail and for somer reason is converting admin to an old address.  Anyone have any idea where that might be set?
>
>Thanks,
>Paul
>
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