No that's not entirely correct, but as I have yet to provide adequate
documentation you could be forgiven for thinking that...
Implementing virtual users requires that vm-pop3d, rather than qpopper, is
enabled. This is because vm-pop3d supports the @domain-name extension to
account names. However, the @domain-name extension is not mandatory so you
can still retrieve the mail of 'real' virtual servers as normal, ie simply
connect as 'admin' to receieve the virtual server admin's mail...
The virtual user framework does not mean that sendmail will not work with
real users. Existing sendmail configuration will remain unaffected and can
continue to be extended as before. The virtual user framework has been
implemented using the /etc/mail/mailertable option to identify mail being
directed to a virtual domain. This mail bound for virtual domains is
promptly whipped out of sendmail (even before it compares against its
'local' domains specified in /etc/sendmail.cw) and the delivery of mail to
virtual accounts (as well as forwarding, basic mailing lists, autoresponders
and, potentially, any sort of filtering you might fancy) is handled using
procmail (in mail filter mode).
It is also possible to combine both real and virtual users within a domain.
To achieve this you must configure a virtual user and corresponding default
forwarder to the real user. For example, if you create real user bobevans on
virtual server vsone (with fqdn vsone.net) and you want mail to the virtual
user bob@virtualdomainone to be delivered to the real user account you would
have to create vuser bob@virtualdomainone and then set the vuser's default
forwarder destination to be [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tim
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of redirect
> Sent: 23 July 2001 18:49
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: virtual users
>
>
> Hi all
>
> can anyone tell me if I am correct in thinking that virtual users can only
> be added if vm-pop3d is enabled and that if it is enabled
> sendmail will only
> work with virtual users and not real users? - so all email accounts would
> have to be virtual?
>
> Also is there anything already on the list concerning (syntax:
> apache_htp_grpadd <host svr> <vs> <group name> <file>)
> I couldn't see anything but its not the easiest list to search
> on - mainly
> what the <file> is in reference to and where it writes the file
>
> thanks
>
> Eddie
>
>
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