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Index of Subjects Hi, On Nov 24, 1:09pm, Edward Dyer wrote: > > _________________________________________________________________ > > .forward Reliability Problem > > It was discussed that the mail system was ignoring the .forward > file occasionally. Various users seem to average about one > message per month placed in the original mailbox instead of being > forwarded. > > No explanation was reached. Are home directories mounted to various systems from a central server? If so then if the NFS home directory server is under heavy load or is not responding for any other reason the mail system on the NFS client might not be able to open the .forward file. Depending on exactly how your email system is setup that could result in email being placed in the users system mailbox rather than being forwarded. To avoid problems like this your mail server should be the same system which holds user home directories. All auxiliary mail systems should forward mail to the main mail server for things like alias and .forward expansion and local delivery. Regards, dan -- Dan Trottier dan@mcmaster.ca Dept of Computer Science & Systems http://www.dcss.mcmaster.ca/~dan McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario (905) 525-9140 x23444
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