>> >> is it not possible for /etc/aliases to be a link to /etc/mail/aliases?
>> >
>> >Where would you put the .db file?
>> 
>> sendmail makes in /etc/mail/aliases.db, of course.  it thinks the
>> aliases file is in /etc/mail and it opens them both there.
>
>And that would screw up postfix as things stand, or isn't that obvious?

yes, quite.

>Geesh.

seems like a catch 22, although imho, postfix should bend to meet the
new regime.  sendmail is working towards uncluttering /etc by
gathering its files together into one place, and we should all respect
that.  who likes an /etc directory with three screenfuls of files in
it?

again, mho.

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