Re: Primary Domains vs. Virtual Domains - what's the difference?
On 18 Nov 2019, at 16:24, gil...@poolp.org wrote: > > November 18, 2019 4:14 PM, "Charles Collicutt" > wrote: >> Can virtual users be used with sub-addresses, e.g user+...@virtualdomain.org >> ? >> >> When I tried that (some time ago) it failed saying that the user did not >> exist. > > It has worked for years so without more information I can't help with why it > failed I just tried with a fresh OpenSMTPD setup and it worked fine. I don’t know why it didn’t before. It was a few years ago that I last tried. Sorry for the noise - and thank you for OpenSMTPD! — Charles
Re: Primary Domains vs. Virtual Domains - what's the difference?
November 18, 2019 4:14 PM, "Charles Collicutt" wrote: > On 18 Nov 2019, at 13:07, gil...@poolp.org wrote: > >> With a virtual domain, OpenSMTPD assumes that domain.org == the content of >> the virtual table. >> The virtual mechanism is not optional, the recipient MUST exist in the table >> to be valid. > > Can virtual users be used with sub-addresses, e.g user+...@virtualdomain.org ? > > When I tried that (some time ago) it failed saying that the user did not > exist. > It has worked for years so without more information I can't help with why it failed Gilles
Re: Primary Domains vs. Virtual Domains - what's the difference?
On Nov 18, 2019 9:14 AM, Charles Collicutt wrote: > > On 18 Nov 2019, at 13:07, gil...@poolp.org wrote: > > > > With a virtual domain, OpenSMTPD assumes that domain.org == the content of > > the virtual table. > > The virtual mechanism is not optional, the recipient MUST exist in the > > table to be valid. > > Can virtual users be used with sub-addresses, e.g user+...@virtualdomain.org ? > They should work out of the box. Just sent one to myself to double check and it went through. Edgar > When I tried that (some time ago) it failed saying that the user did not > exist. > > — > Charles >
Re: Primary Domains vs. Virtual Domains - what's the difference?
On 18 Nov 2019, at 13:07, gil...@poolp.org wrote: > > With a virtual domain, OpenSMTPD assumes that domain.org == the content of > the virtual table. > The virtual mechanism is not optional, the recipient MUST exist in the table > to be valid. Can virtual users be used with sub-addresses, e.g user+...@virtualdomain.org ? When I tried that (some time ago) it failed saying that the user did not exist. — Charles
Re: Primary Domains vs. Virtual Domains - what's the difference?
November 17, 2019 5:19 PM, "Implausibility" wrote: > I'm reading the man pages for makemap, and there are two types of database > maps described, as per > $subject. > > What are the functional / operational differences between Primary & Virtual > Domains? When when I > choose one over the other? Can I get examples of when I'd choose a table of > primary domains, and > when I'd choose a table of virtual domains? > > Which one should I choose if I want to send *and* receive mail from domains > that are not the same > as my mail server's name? (e.g... my business has many websites... > example.com, example.us, > example.io - and I'd like to send and receive mail for each of them > separately... say, to route the > eMail to the sales rep for a specific territory) > > Thanks. I'll try to summarise it as simple as possible: During the SMTP transaction, an e-mail address is provided for the recipient: u...@domain.org With a primary domain, OpenSMTPD assumes that domain.org == the local machine. It will look for a system account matching the user and if one is found, then mail is delivered. The aliases mechanism is optional, if an alias exists a transform happens, otherwise the username is looked up as is. With a virtual domain, OpenSMTPD assumes that domain.org == the content of the virtual table. The virtual mechanism is not optional, the recipient MUST exist in the table to be valid. If you use a primary domain, when you create a new system user you can mail them right away. If you use a virtual domain, you'll have to declare that user in the table.
