Re: [Sheflug] (no subject)

["Chris J" <cej [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Can  someone tell me if the user "daemon" receives valid mail generated by 
> the system (which is Debian Woody btw). I've a feeling it doesn't but I 
> obviously don't want to send valid mail into a black hole.
> 

Generally, no. The key addresses that can recieve email are postmaster and
mailer-daemon; the first should always exist, but the latter I've seen 
config'd as things other than mailer-daemon.

The only other things that could concievably send mail to daemon are locally
running services, but they could be reconfig'd. Finally, check the crontab
for daemon (cron will send job output to the owner via mail) and make
appropriate changes (log to file, email someone else, send to syslog)...

If no legitimate mail has /ever/ been seen coming into daemon however, feel
free to blackhole or bounce it. Something should have been seen by now if it
was used :-)

Chris...

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