Re: Mail for root being delivered to user mail

[Lee Elliott <leee@spatial.freeserve.co.uk>]

On Sunday 12 October 2003 00:54, you wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 10:48:42PM +0100, Lee Elliott wrote:
> > Since doing an 'unstable' update a couple of days ago mail for root is 
> > being delivered to user 'mail' i.e. /var/mail/mail instead of /var/
mail/
> > root.  I've intentionally set root's mail to be delivered to root and 
> > this hasn't been changed in /etc/aliases - infact there is an alias 
entry 
> > for user mail re-directing it to root.
> > 
> > Checking the /vaf/mail/mail file shows that the mails are addressed to 
> > root.
> > 
> > Anyone else experiencing this?
> 
> What MTA do you use?  Did you check BTS?
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> Osamu


I'm using Exim4 with the 'light'daemon.  I did have a look at the BTS 
under a couple of exim categories but found nothing.

LeeE