I think for each virtual host in the alias field you should have the same
domain name in each.
See that attached KB article.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ali Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 4:21 AM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Virtual hosts and peering
> No, it's not checked on either.
>
> It's completing the SMTP VRFY and finding the account on the other server.
> It's only after that when it actually tries to send the mail that it
fails.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Quentin Baker
> Sent: 15 May 2000 21:26
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Virtual hosts and peering
>
>
> Check and may sure you "do not" have the Disable SMTP VRFY command on the
> SMTP Security Tab checked on both servers.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ali Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 3:03 PM
> Subject: [IMail Forum] Virtual hosts and peering
>
>
> >
> > Not fully understanding what's going on, perhaps somebody can help.
> >
> > Two servers, the old one, mail.domain.com and the new one,
> mail1.domain.com
> > Also, one virtual host on each, which is a sub-domain of the real host,
> so,
> > mail.sub.domain.com and mail1.sub.domain.com
> >
> > Peering is set so that mail.domain.com has a peer of 10.1.1.2, the IP
> > address of mail1.domain.com and mail1.domain.com has a peer of 10.1.1.1,
> the
> > IP address of mail.domain.com. Peering is also set the same for the
> virtual
> > hosts - the sub-domains. Hosts file for each server lists the IP
address
> > and host name (but not virtual host) of the other server.
> >
> > The DNS record for both points to one public IP address and our firewall
> > does NAT to point it solely to the new server, ie mail1.domain.com
> receives
> > all mail for both hosts and virtual hosts and forwards anything not for
> > itself to the old server, mail.domain.com
> >
> > Works great for the real host but not for the virtual host. Any
accounts
> on
> > mail.sub.domain.com (on the old server) will not get external mail or
mail
> > from accounts on the new server. Any accounts on mail1.sub.domain.com
(on
> > the new server) will get both external mail and mail from the old
server.
> > It works one way and not the other.
> >
> > When I look at the logs it does the SMTP lookup on the account and sees
> that
> > it exists but when it actually tries to send the message it's listed as
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] as opposed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I guess
> > because of this, the virtual host accounts will not get through, the
> sender
> > receives an error saying "Invalid final delivery userid:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]".
> >
> > Is there a painless way for me to get the new server to send mail to the
> old
> > virtual host and not the old host?
> >
> > I know there's gonna be an easy way to do this and I've been missing it
> all
> > along. Still my head hurts from banging it against the wall so I'm
happy
> to
> > look like an idiot.
> >
> > Just as an aside, because it is sending to the IP address, if I send
mail
> to
> > a host account but at the virtual host domain name it gets through. ie
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] it will get delivered to
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > All suggestions gratefully received.
> >
> > Ali Port
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> >
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