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From: neitzel@infbs.uucp (Martin Neitzel)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: YP aliases on VAX & SUN
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Date: 12 Sep 90 15:46:50 GMT
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I have no success with YP aliases on an Ethernet with both a VAX and a
SUN.  The YP mail aliases are defined on the VAX (running Ultrix), and
"ypcat aliases" works fine on the Sun.  The Sun runs the standard
sendmail from its 4.0.3 OS.

According to the docs it should look up aliases first in/etc/aliases
and then in the YP.  However, the Sun doesn't recognize any of the YP
aliases.

* Any hints?


For testing purposes I have compiled Berkeley sendmail 5.64 (+IDA?) on
the Sun.  This one uses the YP aliases when given the OA%mail.aliases
option, but ignores the local /etc/aliases in this case.

* Is this the behaviour to be expected?
* Are SunOS-4.0.3-sendmail and Berkeley-sendmail-5.63 very different
  in their behaviour?

						Martin Neitzel