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Re: Forwarding mail in mailx

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From: Seng-Poh Lee, Gen DataComm, +1 2...
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 1991 21:49
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In article <1991Feb19.011151.18870@csun.edu>, bacscaoc@csunb.csun.edu (Nader Nafissi) writes:
> Hi:
> 
> I was wondering if anyone out there knows whether you can forward mail
> using mailx running under AT&T UNIX System V 2.1.2 ?
> 
> I know that you can have a .forward file if you are using BSD sendmail,
> but I have not been able to find anything for mailx.
> 
In my HP-UX system (based on SYSV), forwarding is done by placing a line
with "forward to xxx" in the users mail file in the /usr/mail or usr/spool/mail
directory. Try that and see if that works.

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From: lee@gdc.portal.com (Seng-Poh Lee, Gen DataComm, +1 203 758-1811)
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Subject: Re: Forwarding mail in mailx
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Date: 19 Feb 91 21:49:32 GMT
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