my .forward is not working

[GlacierBill]

[root@glacier root]# postconf -v| grep 'forward'
allow_mail_to_commands = alias,forward
allow_mail_to_files = alias,forward
forward_expansion_filter = 1234567890!@%-_=+:,./abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEF GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
forward_path = $home/.forward${recipient_delimiter}${extension},$home/.forward
prepend_delivered_header = command, file, forward

Looks the same, Is there a setting in teh Postfix setup I need to change??

[swemic]

AFAIK, no!
might be something that I can't se here right now.
Have you sent out a question in the Postfix mail forum?
If there is a flaw (with e.g. RH), I'm quite sure there will be an answer at that forum.

[GlacierBill]

Thanks for the help.

Bill

[adrenaline]

In sendmail you can set up fowarding in virtualusertable in /etc/mail
in your example
if your username on the sendmail box is donald then it goes like this
donald <tab><tab>donald.duck@ducktales.com

Mike

P.S. Where is Glacier WA?

[GlacierBill]

Thanks again.

And Glacier, WA is in the Northwest corner of Washington State, about 100 miles north of Seattle and 40 miles east of Bellingham.

Bill :o

[adam7979]

this is mine... hope this helps



[root@intra root]# cd ~adam
[root@intra adam]# pwd
/home/adam
[root@intra adam]# ls -ald .forward
-rw-r--r-- 1 adam users 26 Oct 6 2003 .forward
[root@intra adam]# cat .forward
adam
adam_spam_me_no_more@yahoo.com
[root@intra adam]#

[kkubasik]

can you check your mail logs and see if postfix is attempting to forward, but hitting some problem (ie. cannot find user on server or sumsuch) or if it is simply not reading the .forward file in any capacity?

[GlacierBill]

It looks like it's working now, I added a \ to the like

\bill@xxxxxxxxx.com

and it looks like it is working

Thanks for all teh help.

Bill

[NKS]

I have placed a .forward in a users home directory but it does not forward, I have tried
/var/mail/spool/bill
and
bill@xxxxxxxx.com
neither work

Any help would be appricated

Bill

Are you sure the home dir is mounted on the email server??

- Nils

[GlacierBill]

I was in error, it still is not working, where are teh logs for postfix??