ohh.. it appears that "aliases" is for local users. So if i need to use this file (/etc/aliases) to forward to the "outside world" i need to use "virtual" file as pointed out here <https://pergento.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/postfix-relayhost-and-aliases/> ... actually... the prehistoric times "~/.forward" solution still works great. On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Andrew Z <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Gents, > what is the difference between /etc/aliases and /etc/postfix/generic ? > and why aliases is been ignored by postfix despite main.cf having: > alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases > alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases > entries enabled? > > i have root:[log in to unmask] in aliases, but maillog is clearly > not happy with it.... > > >