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Re: where does "root" mail go ?



Dave Selby wrote:

> When an application sends mail to ''root" where does it go ? because I cant 
> find it ! All mail I have ever accessed is via the web with kmail.
> 
> Is it supposed to be posted to ...
> /var/mail/ ?

By default, mail ends up in /var/spool/mail/(username), but typically
mail to root is forwarded to the admin's non-root account. /etc/aliases
is a common place to find mail mappings of this sort. Additionally, any
user can forward his mail elsewhere with a .forward file in his home
directory.

Craig

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