How To Change Email Addr?

[Barry Byrne]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Steve Bertrand
> Sent: 18 October 2007 15:00
> To: tonylabarbara at aol.com
> Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: How To Change Email Addr?
> 
> tonylabarbara at aol.com wrote:
> > Hi;
> > I need to update the email address to which emails from the 
> server are sent (root at server.name, cron stuff, etc.). I 
> created a file:
> > /root/.foreward
> > and added the new address, but that didn't do it? How?
> 
> If you are running sendmail, check for the root: line in:
> 
> # /etc/mail/aliases
> 
> Change the second parameter to what email address you want root's mail
> to go to, and then run:
> 
> # newaliases
> 
> Steve

The .forward file should also work - but check your spelling - it's not
.foreward

 - barry