Bug#429878: exim4-config: please explain format of /etc/exim4/lowuid-aliases

[Marc Haber]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 11:37:28PM +0200, Johannes Rohr wrote:
> Please explain the necessary format of /etc/exim4/lowuid-aliases in
> README.Debian
> 
> Should it be the same as that of /etc/email-addresses?
> 
> Is there a way to use wildcards, in order to redirect all mail to system
> users to a real user account? 

It is just another alias file. And no, there is no wildcard mechanism.
If you want all system users redirected, just don't use the lowuid
mechanism.

> For some reason, the change seems to have broken the use of
> /etc/email-addresses. At present, mail to root ends in the bitbucket.

Can you please show this in debug output?

Greetings
Marc

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