Let me make sure I understand correctly. If I use the assign method, do I
still need to create an .qmail-user file in jdoe's directory? Do I only
have to do this if he wants it to forward to another local or remote
address?
With the assign method, how does it handle multiple John@domain accounts?
In other words I have a John@domain1 and a John@domain2. I assume it can
differentiate based on the fact that the virtualdomains file has the
john@domain1:jdoe so it converts this to jdoe-john, treats the domain as
local, and will deliver to jdoe's Maildir directory. If I have a
John@domain2 :jjones it would deliver to the jjones Maildir. Right? :|
Is using the assign file the only way to accomplish my goal or is there
another solution?
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: Joost van Baal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 7:21 AM
To: Eric Walters; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Help with username is different from email address.
On Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 03:47:41PM -0600, Eric Walters wrote:
> I am using the maildir format with qmail. I am also using virtualdomains
to
> host different domains. All users are remote. I am using the freebsd
UNIX
> local usernames and passwords for authentication. I am attempting to use
> the virtualdomains file for storing email addresses in the format
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:jdoe. I cannot get mail delivered to the local
> /home/jdoe/Maildir.
This let's jdoe control the local email adress john:
in /var/qmail/users/assign:
+john-:jdoe:uid:gid:/home/jdoe:-:john:
(make sure to run qmail-newu after editing this file.)
jdoe can do:
jdoe $ echo '&jdoe' > .qmail-john
to get the john mail delivered using his default delivery instruction. (jdoe
could also choose to get the john mail delivered to a specific mailbox, or
whatever.)
--
Joost
