> Well you guys never answered my question, so I had to learn something on > my own again (dang) ;-) I found a solution!
Well, the rest of the list tend to do something appart from reading your emails Quinn :-P :-P :-P Maybe, you should swap priorities between "send-email-to-list" and "learn-on-my-own-again" in /var/qmail/control/troubleshooting/actions to make the lattest being the first. Just kidding :-P > Mail to local users STILL is delivered to local users! (Whaaa?) > > Yeah, mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or `echo 'hello' | mail j` > actually sends mail to a local user. The user would still be able to check > this mail using their /etc/passwd file and old username if vpopmail was > compiled to allow it, but currently it wont: > system passwords = OFF --disable-passwd (default) > > So mail is delivered into ~/Maildir for each user. But they cannot check > this mail. So, we must do a forward. > > To forward a real local user to a remote address, you give the user a > ~/.qmail file. This is the qmail-version of the .forward file. > > So, for example... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/0 control]$cat /home/j/.qmail > &[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > It *does not work* to put the qmail file in: /var/qmail/alias/.qmail-j > because this place only works for users that don't exist (local or > virtual). > > So now I will make a script to go through all local user home directories, > and create the necessary Maildir and .qmail file and direct to their main > email address (e.g. /home/j/.qmail -> &[EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > Quinn Nice research :-) > > On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:50:44 -0800, Quinn Comendant wrote: >> I'm still trying to troubleshoot this... On a qmail system, what is >> the difference between these two? >> >> echo "hello" | mail -s 'testing1' root; >> >> echo "hello" | formail -A 'Subject: testing2' | sendmail root; >> >> Q >> >> >> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:00:53 -0800, Quinn Comendant wrote: >>> Return-Path: >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> From >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Fri Nov 10 18:02:24 2006 >>> Return-Path: >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Received: (qmail 23776 invoked by uid 89); 10 Nov 2006 18:02:24 -0000 >>> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Received: (qmail 23769 invoked by uid 89); 10 Nov 2006 18:02:24 -0000 >>> DomainKey-Status: no signature >>> Received: by simscan 1.2.0 ppid: 23659, pid: 23665, t: 5.6275s >>> scanners: attach: 1.2.0 clamav: 0.88.5/m:41/d:2183 spam: 3.1.7 >>> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on >>> mailserver.strangecode.com >>> X-Spam-Level: >>> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=3.2 >>> tests=BAYES_00,DK_POLICY_SIGNSOME >>> autolearn=ham version=3.1.7 >>> Received: from unknown (HELO ns1.qmailtoaster.com) (38.99.66.144) >>> by mailserver.strangecode.com with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) >>> SMTP; 10 Nov 2006 18:02:18 -0000 >>> Received-SPF: pass (mailserver.strangecode.com: SPF record at >>> qmailtoaster.com designates 38.99.66.144 as permitted sender) >>> Received: (qmail 811 invoked by uid 89); 10 Nov 2006 18:02:05 -0000 >>> Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by >>> ezmlm >>> Precedence: bulk >>> List-Post: <mailto:[email protected]> >>> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> List-Unsubscribe: >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> Delivered-To: mailing list [email protected] >>> Received: (qmail 805 invoked by uid 89); 10 Nov 2006 18:02:05 -0000 >>> Received-SPF: none (ns1.qmailtoaster.com: domain at strangecode.com >>> does not designate permitted sender hosts) >>> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:00:53 -0800 >>> From: Quinn Comendant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Mime-Version: 1.0 (GMessage framework 1.3.9) >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>> X-Mailer: GyazMail version 1.3.9b5 >>> Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] forwarding mail for real users to their >>> virtual >>> counterpart >>> >>> A related error with messages intended for [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> --- >>> >>> Hi. This is the qmail-send program at two.strangecode.com. >>> I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following >>> addresses. >>> This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. >>> >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Sorry, I couldn't find any host named >>> localhost.mailserver.strangecode.com. (#5.1.2) >>> >>> --- Below this line is a copy of the message. >>> [...] >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:57:26 -0800, Quinn Comendant wrote: >>>> With sendmail I would have just added a /home/mmartin/.forward file. >>>> I tried adding /var/qmail/alias/.qmail-mmartin -- but didn't work. >>>> >>>> Ideas? >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
