Aliases Question

[Sean O Sullivan]

Corey wrote:

> The /etc/aliases file has a lot of aliases in it that are set there by 
> default.  Are all of them necessary?  In particular, I don't want to 
> erase any of the aliases that are used by various programs on the 
> server.  I've looked on the net for a summary of these aliases, but to 
> no avail  Can someone let me know where I can find this or perhaps 
> enlighten me on which aliases are necessary for the system?
>
> Thanks!
> Corey
>
It depends what you have installed.
a lot would be for RFC-Compliancy, i.e. webmaster/postmaster etc..

Out of interest, is there any reason you wish to remove some? ... I've 
never found a reason to reduce/start playing with alias' file, other 
than adding new ones...

Regards,

Sean