Re: [gentoo-user] [SOLVED] /etc/crontab - sending notification to a different user

[syscon edm <syscon780@gmail.com>]

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On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 3:24 AM Michael <confabulate@kintzios.com> wrote:

> On Saturday, 31 August 2024 21:56:59 BST syscon edm wrote:
> > In /etc/postfix/main.cf I only have:
> >
> > myorigin = gmail.com
> >
> > If I use:
> > myorigin = syscon8@gmail.com
> >
> > I get an error message;
> > Aug 31 14:28:02 i5 postfix/smtp[25841]: 1A31217E00EC: to=<root@syscon8@
> > gmail.com>,
>
> OK, I expect you'd need to set an alias instead.  Try:
>
> My cat /etc/mail/aliases
> # Basic system aliases -- these MUST be present.
> # Redirect mail for local recipients
> MAILER-DAEMON:      postmaster
> postmaster:         root
> root:               syscon8
>
> or try:
>
> root:               syscon8@gmail.com
>
>
> then run 'newaliases' each time to rebuild the database.  One of these
> aliases
> ought to work.
>
>
> > relay=smtp.gmail.com[142.250.99.109]:587, delay=0.54,
> > delays=0.01/0/0.5/0.03, dsn=5.1.3, status=bounced (host
> > smtp.gmail.com[142.250.99.109]
> > said: 553-5.1.3 The recipient address <root@syscon8@gmail.com> is not a
> > valid RFC 553-5.1.3 5321 address.
> >
> > my /etc/postfix/sender_canonical
> > /^root@gmail\.com$/ syscon8@gmail.com
>
> I don't think you should be using canonical - this will be rewriting
> addresses
> within the header *and* body of messages.
>
> Use an alias instead.
>

 Thank you folks for suggestions, but none of them worked.

What work is to put in the first line of: "crontab" file:
MAILTO=syscon8@gmail.com

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