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Subject: Re: Question about root/virtual/canonical
From: Luis Melendez Aganzo (cc0luismuco.es)
Date: Fri Mar 03 2000 - 03:57:04 CST

>
> Why not use aliases:
>
> root: userthat.other.machine
>

It is not the same as .forward ?

> > So, is there any drawback with this approach? If not, why the documentation
> > advises to use virtual instead for root?
>
> Where? I just saw that bit about aliases...

Right, but I think canonical is better because when mail is sent by root
(cron, etc.),
the machine where is was generated is shown in the headers. 

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