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  • From: "antonelli@cnaf" <address@concealed>
  • To: "address@concealed" <address@concealed>
  • Subject: [en@sympa] Renaming and forwarding existing mailing list
  • Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 08:52:50 +0100

Dear All,

(Sympa 6.2.76 multidomain, Rocky Linux 9.7, Posfix 3.5.25)

an owner renamed a mailing list but needs to receive emails to the old name forwarded to the new one; I've edited /etc/sympa/sympa_transport like this:

address@concealed sympa:address@concealed
address@concealed sympa:address@concealed
address@concealed sympa:address@concealed
#address@concealed sympa:address@concealed
address@concealed sympa:address@concealed
address@concealed sympabounce:address@concealed

and I've reconstructed db file `postfconf hash:sympa_transport`. I've done some tests and it works but do you see any cons or are there alternative/proper methods?

Thank you
regards Stefano


  • [en@sympa] Renaming and forwarding existing mailing list, antonelli@cnaf, 03/02/2026

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