Mail-alias with alternate "incoming" INBOX instructions

A mail-alias with an alternate "incoming" INBOX allows for one copy of a mail message to be delivered to a file called "incoming". Access to the "incoming" file is shared by more than one person (but not simultaneous access). A UNIX project is used to define who has access to the "incoming" file.


Table of Contents

I.   How to request a mail-alias
II.  After your request has been processed
III. Setting up your e-mail program to use an alternate incoming INBOX

I. How to request a mail-alias with an alternate "incoming" INBOX

Please e-mail the following information to Kate Webster
    1. Name and UDelNet ID of requestor.
    2. UNIX Project number (This is the mechanism to control access to the "incoming" file. The "incoming" file is owned by one person on the project and all other individuals in the project access by setting up a symbolic link.).
    3. Mail-alias name (must have a hyphen in the name or be at least nine letters).
    4. Brief description of purpose of the mail-alias
If you do not have a UNIX project to use and need to request one, you'll need to use the UNIX New Project Request form.

Note: Student groups are restricted from requesting mail-aliases with alternate "incoming" INBOXES.

II. After your request has been processed

You'll be notified by e-mail as soon as the mail-alias has been set up. Requests take about a week to process.

When a request for a mail-alias with an alternate "incoming" INBOX is made, the following will be created:

Setting up the mail-alias with alternate "incoming" INBOX requires some initial configuration set-up on the user(s) part.

Warning: "Over quota" and the incoming mail file
Mail-alias mail is sent directly to the "incoming" file, which is owned by either the Project Director's or another user on the project. If the "incoming" owner's account goes over quota, any mail sent while the account is over quota will not get delivered. No indication is issued to the sender that the mail did not get delivered. Project Directors should log in to Copland periodically to make sure they have adequate space (disk quota) on the central UNIX server to handle the expected volume of mail-alias mail.

III.  Setting up your e-mail program to use an alternate incoming INBOX

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