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Re: problem with /alias/.qmail-all_staff - fixed
> Hi all ...
> Thanks to those who replied to my previous question.
> I fixed it by removing the program and doing a re-install.
>
> The next problem...
> I have set up a .qmail-all_staff file in /etc/qmail/alias
> of the format:
> &First.Secondname@flinders.edu.au
>
> When I send to it this failure message is returned....
>
> Mar 13 00:15:45 fubio1 qmail: 858174345.337144 starting delivery 214:
> msg 18690 to remote First.Secondname@flinders.edu.au_ Mar 13 00:15:49
>
> fubio1 qmail: 858174349.135358 delivery 214: failure:
> Sorry,_I_couldn't_find_any_host_named_flinders.edu.au?._(#5.1.2)/
>
> For some reason the campus mailserver is not resolving the addresses.
> The curious thing is a couple of other .qmail-* aliases seem to work
> using the same addressing format.
> Any clues? Thanks JimB...

I found the solution myself .. it seems I had too many comment lines
at the begining of the list ... strange the way it manifested
itself...
Regards
JimB
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Jim.Bickford@flinders.edu.au Biological Sci Flinders University
61 8 201 2792/2070(v) 61 8 201 3015(f) South Australia 5042
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