Re: [LI] postmaster & email aliases

["S.Krishna" <kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Of course,
edit the file /etc/aliases 
and put in the reqd alias
for example 
kris:  srikrishna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

regards 
krishna

> Hi Guys,
> 
> In Postmaster (windows) we can create Email aliases. 
> For Ex. :
>          if my pop account is rajesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> then using postmaster I can give different email aliases like :
>         santosh <rajesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         santoshi<rajesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> etc.
> 
> Like this using one POP account I can create many email aliases and
> the email can be sent instead of rajesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to say
> santosh<rajesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> etc. This is possible under postmaster.
> 
> I am surprised how email address of the format santosh<rajesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> is accepted by email server because only rajesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is present on
> the server but there is no account of Santosh and Santoshi.
> 
> Is the above thing possible under linux ?.
> 
> Thanking in advance.
> 

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S.Sri Krishna                E-Mail : kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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