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    From Amessyroom@VERT/TL-QWK to All on Tuesday, April 01, 2025 13:13:20
    When I first created account, I used my full name:
    Granville Errol Casey, Jr.

    I later changed it to Errol Casey. I now see some messages,
    that are being listed as unknown user. I've attempted to
    setup an alias

    "Granville Errol Casey, Jr." 1

    To direct mail for the previous name; but this doesn't seem to work.

    Do I have the alias entered wrong ? Is there another command I need to
    run for the alias to be recognized ?

    Thanks.
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Amessyroom on Tuesday, April 01, 2025 18:03:05
    Re: Setup alias for old username
    By: Amessyroom to All on Tue Apr 01 2025 01:13 pm

    When I first created account, I used my full name:
    Granville Errol Casey, Jr.

    I later changed it to Errol Casey. I now see some messages,
    that are being listed as unknown user. I've attempted to
    setup an alias

    "Granville Errol Casey, Jr." 1

    The alias.cfg file doesn't work that way. You'd need to specify the username part of the email address, not the quoted name.

    To direct mail for the previous name; but this doesn't seem to work.

    Do I have the alias entered wrong ? Is there another command I need to
    run for the alias to be recognized ?

    Normally, users can receive email addressed to their alias or their real name, but that's sysop configurable in SCFG->Message Options.
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