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* Save the file and exit your editor.
* Save the file and exit your editor.
* Run the following command as root: <code>postmap /etc/postfix/virtual</code>
* Run the following command as root: <code>postmap /etc/postfix/virtual</code>
I use this single command to do it:
#!/bin/bash
ssh -t nada.com.washington.edu "sudo vim /etc/postfix/virtual; sudo postmap /etc/postfix/virtual"

Revision as of 19:51, 21 December 2016

Email Aliases

The following email aliases exist for communication among the CDSC members:

  • collective-uw@communitydata.cc — Current CDSC research faculty, staff at UW.
  • collective-nu@communitydata.cc — Current CDSC research faculty, staff at Northwestern.
  • collective@communitydata.cc — Members of the two previous "collective" lists.

There are also individual aliases. For example, you can email mako@communitydata.cc and it will get to Mako.

Adding/Updating Email Aliases

To be added or removed from a list, contact either:

  • Nate TeGrotenhuis <nathante@uw.edu>
  • Jeremy Foote <jdfoote@u.northwestern.edu>
  • Benjamin Mako Hill <makohill@uw.edu>
  • Aaron Shaw <aaronshaw@northwestern.edu>

Technical Notes for Adding/Updating Email Aliases

Email for communitydata.cc is managed on nada.com.washington.edu. Anybody with root (i.e., sudo privileges) can add or update an alias by following the following steps:

  • Use a text editor of your choice to open the file /etc/postfix/virtual on nada.com.washington.ed as root.
  • To add a new alias, simply add a new line with (a) the full email address of the alias, (b) tab, (c) the full email address of the the destination. For example:
mako@communitydata.cc makohill@uw.edu
  • Save the file and exit your editor.
  • Run the following command as root: postmap /etc/postfix/virtual

I use this single command to do it:

#!/bin/bash
ssh -t nada.com.washington.edu "sudo vim /etc/postfix/virtual; sudo postmap /etc/postfix/virtual"