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From: vlcek@mit-caf.MIT.EDU (Jim Vlcek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Mail problem in AIX PS/2 V1.2
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Date: 6 Sep 90 22:06:05 GMT
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Well, I've got the problem fixed now.  Turns out it _was_ the null
definitions of $G and $G that screwed things up:

Dwfoobar
Cwfoobar
DDmit.edu
DEmit
DFedu
DG             <- Should be commented out: #DG
DH             <- Should be commented out: #DH
CE$E
CF$F
CG$G
CH$H
Dj$w$?D.$D$.

I had tried this once, and it didn't seem to work.  But what was
really happening was that I was mailing to root@foobar.mit.edu from an
outside machine, and then checking my mail on foobar.  But, on foobar,
I had logged in as vlcek and then su'd to root.  When I then checked
the mail, I would be informed "No mail for root", strangely enough.
Only two hours later, when I logged in directly as root, did I find
that mail had gotten through.  Of course, by that time, I wasn't sure
what particular variation in sendmail.cf was the winner, and I had to
backtrack a bit.

Anyone know why mail checking doesn't seem to work sanely when you su
to a different username?

Many thanks to all the people who replied to my initial message, both
email and in postings.

Jim Vlcek  (vlcek@caf.mit.edu  vlcek@athena.mit.edu)