# # $Id: aliases,v 8.5 2002/06/05 22:54:26 gshapiro Exp $ # @(#)aliases 8.2 (Berkeley) 3/5/94 # # Aliases in this file will NOT be expanded in the header from # Mail, but WILL be visible over networks. # # >>>>>>>>>> The program "newaliases" must be run after # >> NOTE >> this file is updated for any changes to # >>>>>>>>>> show through to sendmail. # # # See also RFC 2142, `MAILBOX NAMES FOR COMMON SERVICES, ROLES # AND FUNCTIONS', May 1997 # Pretty much everything else in this file points to "root", so # you should forward root's email to the system administrator. # Delivering mail to root's mailbox or reading mail as root is # inadvisable. # Uncomment and *CHANGE* this! # root: insert-human-being-here # Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present MAILER-DAEMON: postmaster postmaster: root # General redirections for pseudo accounts bin: root daemon: root games: root mailnull: postmaster smmsp: postmaster ingres: root nobody: root system: root toor: root # Well-known aliases manager: root dumper: root operator: root # RFC 2142: BUSINESS-RELATED MAILBOX NAMES # info: root # marketing: root # sales: root # support: root # RFC 2142: NETWORK OPERATIONS MAILBOX NAMES abuse: root noc: root security: root # RFC 2142: SUPPORT MAILBOX NAMES FOR SPECIFIC INTERNET SERVICES hostmaster: root usenet: root news: usenet webmaster: root www: webmaster uucp: root ftp: root # Trap decode to catch security attacks decode: root