Subj : Setup alias for old username
To   : Amessyroom
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Apr 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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