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Subject: Re: Logical Mail Forwarding
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Date: 24 May 88 16:46:00 GMT
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David B. Caplinger writes:
> 
> Without actually setting up an account called (for example) "HELP",
> is it possible to set up some kind of logical or something to have any
> incoming mail addressed to "HELP" (even from bitnet, arpanet, etc)
> to be forwarded to a specific person, (for example) "MANAGER"?

With SYSNAM privilege, startup MAIL and do the following:

Mail> SET FORWARD /USER=HELP MANAGER

That's all there is to it. No setting up of accounts and then deleting them,
no defining of system logicals that may create adverse side effects some place 
else.

The ability to do this is hinted at when you do a:

Mail> HELP SET FORWARD

although the /USER qualifier is not discussed.



Warren Massey
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
P.O. Box 808, L-352
Livermore, Calif. 94550

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