SCG Mail aliases

Determine which server handles mail for scg

• from any server in CS, run:
  • host -a scg.cs.uwaterloo.ca | grep MX

   scg.cs.uwaterloo.ca.    86400   IN      MX      0 mx102.cs.uwaterloo.ca

Get the list of aliases

• This requires privileged access, however the list of aliases does not change often
• On the mail host mx102.cs CSCF research support staff can do the following
• grep scg /software/sendmail/data/local/aliases

   mapledev-archive:/u/www-scg/archive/mbox.mapledev
   scg::include:/u/www-scg/mailaliases/scg
   scgmaple::include:/u/www-scg/mailaliases/scgmaple
   cs-rsg-scg: magore, lfolland

Look at the list of users for a given alias

• on any host in the CS core environment, members of "www-scg" can do the following:
• ls -l /u/www-scg/mailaliases

-rw-r--r--   1 www-scg  www-scg      169 Oct 17 13:41 scg
-rw-r--r--   1 www-scg  www-scg      126 Nov 10 08:54 scgmaple

• cat /u/www-scg/mailaliases/scg

   kogeddes
   glabahn
   mwg
   ezima
   fwchapman
   rfburger
   astorjoh
   ikotsire
   w2zhou
   z4chen
   smaclean
   j34chen
   c29li
   msmarzouk
   mjhinek.scg@gmail.com
   datausky
   divan
   droche
   rjpeasgood
   ascowan
   hqle

Who is in "www-scg"

• on any host in the CS core environment:
• grep www-scg /etc/group

www-scg::3580:glabahn,mwg,userhome

Getting the list updated

• on any host in the CS core environment, members of "www-scg" can do the following
• vi /u/www-scg/mailaliases/scg

• Send email to accounts@cs and request any additions or deletions