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Subject: Re: Using nobody
From: Dan Liston <dliston @ netscape . com>
Organization: iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, A Sun Netscape Alliance
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:28:40 -0500
To: Todd Lyons <todd @ mrball . net>
Cc: Majordomo Users <majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM>
References: <39D15956.F16969A0@mrball.net>

It sounds like this is just a simple /etc/aliases file entry.
Most likely you have
nobody: root
when you should have something like
nobody: /dev/null

Dan Liston

Todd Lyons wrote:
> 
> I have altered my mailing list by adding the ,nobody to the resend
> line.  The resend line is now devoid of the internal list name.  But
> now, user root on that machine gets a copy of every message.  Is the
> answer as simple as removing the sendmail alias of nobody to root (I'm
> assuming that's what it is, I haven't actually checked yet)?  Is there a
> way around this without having to alter sendmail's file?  I will not
> alter anything until I get a yay or nay just because it's been working
> for so long, I hate to go screw it up.
> 
> :x
> --
> Blue skies...           Cannonball      http://www.mrball.net
> * People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because *
> *   it's safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs.     *



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