> GIVEN:   James running on gercom.com  <servername>gercom.com</servername>
> In admin  entering  adduser   kpg  some-password
> Actual user email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]

user should have username karl.gerhard then, not kpg.

>
> QUESTIONS:
> 1.  For an incoming to smtp,  how does James determine that
> karl.gerhard is
> a
> registered user when the userid is kpg ?

if username karl.gerhard exists in the users repository, and the host is one
of those accepted.
there is no mapping of usernames unless you use aliases and or forwarding,
but you need to get then hang of the simple thing first.

> 2.  Or, does it matter ?  does James accept everything addressed to
> gercom.com and discard them after x minutes if not retrieved by a POP3
> connection from some user via Outlook ?

No, james is configured to deliver local mail into pop3 storage for
collection, mail to unidentifiable recipients will be handled as spam or
errors.

d.


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