Re: mailserver absolute noob question

["s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>]

Cameron Matheson <cameron.matheson@fjcomm.com>:
>  [snip]
>  /etc/aliases.  It's unsafe to let root receive mail, so generally

Uh, what?  Why's it unsafe to let root receive email?

I agree it's _better_ for root's mail to be aliased to a real user,
but safer too?  Why?


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