Dusty is correct, and it does work in a real world situation. We have never had a problem with our Imail setup as @domain.com and the alias set to @mail.domain.com It also prevents having to update the Reply-To: settings with Imail Admin: New accounts default to Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jon -----Original Message----- From: ## Dusty Carden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] outlook98 >You can do this in Imail now. However the drawback is to set it up >like this. > >Hostname: domain.com >Alias: machine.domain.com > >This makes it difficult with DNS though. Since most systems will have their >A record for domain.com pointing to a web server versus a mail server. >I set up a virtual domain like this the other day and it appears to work >pretty good. > >Dusty > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Vaughn Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 10:35 PM >Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] outlook98 > > >> I agree, it would be much better if the default "new account" would end in >> @domain_name. I am sure there are some IMAIL users out there supporting >> multi branch offices with IMAIL, but in my perception there are far more >of >> us by ten doing "per domain" mail. I would love to see this as a change >in >> a future release. >> >> I also wanted to let you know Gary that a system admin can fix that for >all >> "existing" users of a single domain using the "set reply to" feature in >the >> IMAIL administrator. New accounts will still take the form of >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] but at least that is a work around for the >accounts >> you have already set up. >> >> -V >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Gary Mauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 10:29 AM >> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] outlook98 >> >> >> > > The Web Messaging will typically use the email address form >> > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' and if you used that to sign up to the list, >> an >> > > email with the return address of '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' does NOT match what >> > > the list server knows, so you are not allowed to send to the list >(only >> > > subscribers are allowed to send). It is likely to be that simple! >> > >> > Twice I've had ISP's mess up people subscribed to one of my lists by >> tacking >> > machine names into email addresses. >> > In one instance, apparently the 2nd shift tech renamed the machine >> whenever >> > he felt like it. At one point I had 3 iterations of the same address >> > subscribed, and the poor guy had to eat 3 of each message, just to be >sure >> > he could post. >> > >> > It seems to me that they were doing that machine name thing only because >> > they COULD, and because they thought everything still worked. But in >both >> > cases, once we persuaded them of the effect the machine name had on list >> > severs - once they KNEW better - they stopped the practice. >> > >> > So here we likely have a slightly different problem - if you subscribe >> using >> > Web Messaging, IMail subscribes you using the machine name "du jour". >Once >> > you discover that, you simply work around it by changing your POP >settings >> > to IMail's preference, or you unsub the longer address using Web >> messaging, >> > and subscribe again using your POP client. >> > >> > It's simple enough if you have to do it, but why should anyone have to >do >> > that? >> > >> > Wouldn't it be simpler if IMail web messaging simply didn't tack the >extra >> > characters onto an address? >> > >> > Can a server administrator fix the problem on his machine? >> > >> > Gary Mauer >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > Host/Moderator of the Window Cleaning Network >> > - Your People, Product and Information Site - >> > http://www.window-cleaning-net.com/ >> > >> > Email Groups - 800 Networking Links >> > 8 Bulletin Board and 21 Trade Show Links >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Daniel Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 9:38 AM >> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] outlook98 >> > >> > >> > > The Web Messaging will typically use the email address form >> > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' and if you used that to sign up to the list, >> an >> > > email with the return address of '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' does NOT match what >> the >> > > list server knows, so you are not allowed to send to the list (only >> > > subscribers are allowed to send). It is likely to be that simple! >> > > >> > > Daniel Donnelly >> > > Ipswitch Technical Support >> > > ________________________________________________________ >> > > See our Knowledge Base at http://support.ipswitch.com/kb >> > > URL for List Servers: >http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/mailing-lists.html >> > > >> > > >> > > In reply to 8 Jun message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> > > >> > > >----- Original Message ----- >> > > >From: Stephen Lack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > >Sent: Saturday, June 05, 1999 7:03 PM >> > > >Subject: [IMail Forum] outlook98 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> This one is hilarious... >> > > >> I've been trying to post to this list for weeks...nothing... >> > > >> all my messages get ignored. Then, on a hunch, I use our imail >> > > >> web messaging option and send to the list from there...bam! >> > > >> right to it. Oooooookay...anybody had problems with this? I've >> > > >> not been able post to ANY imail list from outlook98...neither >> > > >> can I subscribe to lists, or more upsetting, unsubscribe from >> > > >> them. Not a big deal, I can use the web access option...but >> > > >> other users, er, read "infuriated list subscribers using outlook98" >> > > >> do not have this option...and they are very voiciferous... >> > > >> Any ideas? (yes, I've turned off outlook RTF, HTML, etc mail...its >> > > >> all plain text...) >> > > >> Thanks. >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > > >
