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Nevis Mail Forwarding TipsSome tips on forwarding your mail, both while you're here at Nevis, and when the time comes for you to leave.Fowarding your mailWhen an account is created for you on the Nevis Linux cluster, you automatically get an e-mail address (as described at the top of the mail page). However, you may wish to receive your mail elsewhere. You have two choices:Do it yourselfCreate a/a/mail/forward/$user file (where $user
is the name of your Nevis user account) or a .forward file in
your home directory on the Linux cluster. Put in the e-mail address
that should receive any e-mail received at Nevis.
There are two possible locations for a fowarding
file: /a/mail/forward/$user and ~/.forward . Which
should you use? The latter location, ~/.forward , is the
standard for most Unix systems, and it's supported at Nevis. However,
it requires that your home directory is available; if
your work group's server goes down, your mail won't be forwarded. If you
use /a/mail/forward/$user , your mail will be forwarded even
if there's a problem on another server.
The page
on mail-related files has more information on which file to use.
There is no "man" page for forwarding files. However, the
syntax of the addr_n option in a sendmail aliases![]() Put it on the mail serverAsk![]() ypcat -k aliases | less(The ypcat ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Old mail accountsImportant note: Your mail account is subject to being locked or cancelled as of the moment your formal connection to Nevis Labs is terminated. The issue is not whether you have a legitimate continuing connection with the research at Nevis; the issue is whether external auditors might conceivably consider that an "old" account would pose a security risk. Therefore, when you leave Nevis, you'll want to have something done about your mail. You should arrange to have it forwarded as described above. What happens if you leave without giving any instructions about your mail account?
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