On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Mark E. Drummond wrote:
> Chris Johnson wrote:
> >
> > FAQ 4.6
>
> Er, please excuse my idiocy but what FAQ are you refering to? Dan's FAQ
> does not have section numbering ... http://cr.yp.to/qmail/faq.html.
>
> Nonetheless, I did check Dan's FAQ when setting this up. That is why I
> am stumped. The FAQ says,
>
> --BEGIN QUOTE--
> How do I set up a virtual domain? I'd like any mail for nowhere.mil,
> including [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] and so on, to be
> delivered to Bob. I've set up the MX already.
>
> Answer: Add nowhere.mil:bob to /var/qmail/control/virtualdomains, and
> tell qmail to read virtualdomains. Add nowhere.mil to
> /var/qmail/control/rcpthosts.
>
> Now mail for [EMAIL PROTECTED] will be delivered locally to
> bob-whatever. Bob can set up ~bob/.qmail-default to catch all the
> possible addresses, ~bob/.qmail-info to catch [EMAIL PROTECTED], etc.
> --END QUOTE--
>
> Now, I added nowhere.mil (well, a real domain of course but let's stick
> with the example) to control/virtualdomains
> (nowhere.mil:alias-nowhere.mil). I "told" qmail to read virtualdomains.
> I added nowhere.mil to control/rcpthosts. The MX records were changed
> accordingly. I created ~alias/.qmail-nowhere.mil-default with
^^^^^^^^^^^
This is the problem
qmail-local replaces any "." in an address with a ":" prior to attempting
a delivery. Change the filename to ~alias/.qmail-nowhere:mil-default and
it will work.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] as it's contents. Ergo, mail to *@nowhere.mil should go to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> That is not happening. The mail is bouncing with the error quoted in my
> first message. If I then create ~alias/.qmail-default with any email
> address in it ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) then _all_ email is forwarded to that
> address, including all mail for nowhere.mil. Delete
> ~alias/.qmail-default and mail start bouncing again.
>
> I expect, perhaps incorrectly, that the correct behaviour would be, in
> the face of a message to say [EMAIL PROTECTED], to look for these files,
> in this order:
>
> ~alias/.qmail-nowhere.mil-info
> ~alias/.qmail-nowhere.mil-default
> ~alias/.qmail-nowhere.mil
> ~alias/.qmail-default
> ~alias/.qmail
>
> Now, maybe it does not check all of those but that is irrelevant.
> Obviously, assuming the setup I stated above, all mail to *@nowhere.mil
> should be going to [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is not and that is what I was hoping
> someone could help me out with.
>
> Claimer: I've read the docs, the HOWTO, LWQ, the FAQ. What I need is
> some extra eyes to locate what I am doing wrong, not scripture.
>
> --
> Mark Drummond|ICQ#19153754|mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> UNIX System Administrator|Royal Military College of Canada
> The Kingston Linux Users Group|http://signals.rmc.ca/klug/
> Saving the World ... One CPU at a Time
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