Sorry for my lack of information. The aliases file was EXACTLY what I needed, thank you =)
W B Hacker wrote: > > altendew wrote: >> I currently have over 50 sites, for each site I would like to add a new >> e-mail called [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Is there anyway too add an e-mail account from the command line in Unix? >> Because as of right now I would have to use cpanel and login to each >> individual account. >> >> Thanks > > Several. > > But you have not specified ... > > A) If all 50+, or some several subsets, are on the same/multiple servers. > > B) *Where* you keep the 'other' user information. > > In the simplest case, IF all are on the same server and IF one person > (yourself?) is to deal with the traffic, all you need to do is add a > single > entry to the system alias file, eg /etc/aliases on Unix, or wherever your > flavor > of Linux keeps the equivalent: > > return : <some valid on or off box email address> , <another valid..> > > That will effectively 'wildcard' all domains the server accepts for, but > all to > the same address(es). > > Otherwise, the CLI, via ssh or local, can also: > > - invoke an editor to create a script that will add that user to multiple > per-domain flat files > > - manually edit one or more such files. > > - run a unix tool (man sed) that can do so for a tree full of them. > > - add records to any of several types of DB or cdb database > > - add records to any of several types of SQL DB... > > Basically, if it can be done at all, it can be done with a Unix CLI either > directly or with help from a very rich set of tools. > > To a large extent, that is what web-based or CPanel type tools do under > the > covers anyway. > > HTH, > > Bill > > > -- > ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users > ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ > ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Adding-New-Email-Accounts-Unix-tf2737645.html#a7647857 Sent from the Exim Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
