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Date:      Wed, 22 Apr 1998 13:38:06 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm@physik.fu-berlin.de>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: sendmail in -stable and aliases 
Message-ID:  <199804222038.NAA00639@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 Apr 1998 22:35:08 %2B0200." <19980422223508.A27999@physik.fu-berlin.de> 

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> O AliasFile=/etc/aliases
> O AliasFile=/usr/local/etc/aliases
> 
> then localy everything works again, but not for incoming mails from outside:
> > Apr 22 22:12:03 rige sendmail[29993]: WAA29993: <testing@rige.physik.fu-berlin.de>... User unknown

Did you try restarting sendmail?

> On a related note I also have problems installing the majordomo aliases (I get a
> strange error from newaliases), which I posted on freebsd-ports.

The port installs the alias file in an insecure fashion.  The 
diagnostic from 'newaliases' makes this fairly clear.  You need to 
change the ownership of the directory containing the alias file.

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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