Ralf,
Then use the Nobody alias, I and others recommended.
I was using this opportunity to explain that this (nobody alias) is not
always the 'best' way to handle the situation.
Daniel Donnelly
Ipswitch Technical Support
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralf Wilck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Local/remote redirecting email
> Isn't it possible to generate an automatism to extract the usernames and
> than to setup a "new" adress for sending this new full email-adress to the
> queue? I need such an automatism because I don't know all users at the
> redirected target, so generating all users from the target server at my
> local imail-server isn't that usefull.
>
> Ralf
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 7:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Local/remote redirecting email
>
>
> > Nobody Alias may not be the 'best' solution. I would propose the best
way
> is
> > to use Aliases of expected 'usernames' be created, with the final
> > destination address specified in the Alias. This way, only those for
valid
> > addresses are accepted and passed on. Nobody alias would accept email
for
> > the 'user@first domain' passing ALL mis-addressed (not matching a
> username,
> > alias or listname in IMail) mail to go to that 'destination address'.
This
> > could include email which might have been sent to 'support', but
mispelled
> > (suppport). The user who get these will have to either 'forward' the
mail
> to
> > the correct address or respond to the user with typical 'postmaster'
> > responses.
> >
> > Since I would hate to duplicate the 'postmaster' responses, the above
> method
> > eliminates that chore. Yes, it does mean that 'usernames' be known and
> added
> > and removed as they change, but that is pretty easy. One could do that
> from
> > IMail Admin, or Web MSG (assuming the user has 'Host Admin' enabled).
> >
> > Daniel Donnelly
> > Ipswitch Technical Support
> > ________________________________________________________
> > See our Knowledge Base at http://support.ipswitch.com/kb
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cal Frye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 12:56 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Local/remote redirecting email
> >
> >
> > > Ralf Wilck wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > domain example.com has 4 local users. Does someone know how to
> redirect
> > all
> > > > incoming emails to another domain "test.com" except those 4 local
> users?
> > > >
> > > > I.E.:
> > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" should be redirected to
> > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]",
> > > > but
> > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" should stay local.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Check the Knowledgebase for the use of the "nobody" alias...
> > > --
> > > --Cal Frye, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio
> > > "It is difficult not to write satire." --Juvenal (c. 60-130)
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> > >
> >
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