The only solution to this is if you have an ip address for each domain. then
users can have their login be 'user' instead of their email address.
You can also have one local domain with vpopmail where users can login with
'user'.
The problem arises because POP wasn't meant to handle virtual domains.
vpopmail gets around this by using the user's email address as their login.
(or as you said, in some circumstances user%domain)
The only alternative to this setup that I have seen is Paul Gregg's single
UID howto. http://www.tibus.net/pgregg/projects/qmail/single-uid-howto.html
However, it gets more complicated, in my opinion, in the long run than
vpopmail's setup, and doesn't have anything like qmailadmin or sqwebmail.
(that i know of).
It doesn't seem like the users would be too confused, in a switchover, if
you gave them good instructions on changing their email settings. tell the
user 'hey, instead of your username, put your email address as your login
name'. Seems straightforward enough. Of course, if you are in a business
situation and you host domains for a living, you should consider (at least)
buying an ip address for each domain. (my opinion).
Hope this helps,
Eric
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Chao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 1:47 AM
Subject: vpopmail account question...
> I have already installed the qmail and vpopmail packages.
> Everything works fine right now, but I still have some questions.
>
> According to the vpopmail package, all the users have to retrieve
> their e-mail with the account name "username%domain.com",
> instead to the traditional "username" within the POP3 clients.
>
> Of course the vpopmail is pretty cool & good for multi-domains,
> but the users may confuse about the abnormal account name.
> Is there any solution for this case??
>
> Michael
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
