Re: [vchkpw] multiple domains across a given server
Craig Lewis wrote: Here is a posting I origionally made to qmail list. === Please bear with me as I am new to qmail, but I need to design and build a system where hosting is done for a domain whos users are spread across 2 or more mail servers. So if the qmail server has accounts for [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], . [EMAIL PROTECTED], and then another server, server B, not a qmail server, has [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], . [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Then if the qmail server gets a message for [EMAIL PROTECTED], I want it to relay the message on to server B. Now from my vague understanding of qmail, it seems I could put [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], etc in the virtualdomains file, Actually, I think the qmail-ldap-patches allow you to do just that. There's an LDAP-attribute that specifies what mailserver a user lives on. Of course, qmail-ldap is not vpopmail, and you can't use any of the inter7-tools, but at least it should be able to address your problem the right way. Rainer
Re: [vchkpw] multiple domains across a given server
On Jul 18, 2005, at 1:13 PM, Craig Lewis wrote: But I asked the wrong question to the wrong group. Now that I have read and understand a little better, It seems like the .qmail-default file is where I would ‘like’ to make this work. I have tried various ways To try and make the second argument to vdelivermail to forward to a name or IP address, but no luck, and As I understand it, I have a choice of bounce, email address, directory name, but not machine name ? Am I missing something ? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Try using [EMAIL PROTECTED] as the default delivery. This should result in the email being forwarded to the same username ($EXT) on server b.example.tld. If you want to avoid mail loops (bogus address gets bounced from server A to B and back), create .qmail-alias files in the domain directory for each account on the other server. -- Tom Collins - [EMAIL PROTECTED] QmailAdmin: http://qmailadmin.sf.net/ Vpopmail: http://vpopmail.sf.net/ You don't need a laptop to troubleshoot high-speed Internet: sniffter.com
[vchkpw] multiple domains across a given server
Here is a posting I origionally made to qmail list. === Please bear with me as I am new to qmail, but I need to design and build a system where hosting is done for a domain whos users are spread across 2 or more mail servers. So if the qmail server has accounts for [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], . [EMAIL PROTECTED], and then another server, server B, not a qmail server, has [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], . [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Then if the qmail server gets a message for [EMAIL PROTECTED], I want it to relay the message on to server B. Now from my vague understanding of qmail, it seems I could put [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], etc in the virtualdomains file, but it is not clear to me how I would add the relay feature? Basically the logic would be, if I dont have a virtualdomain user mail box, then relay it to the next server. Now I know this sounds like a relay nightmare, and I wont deny there is potential for a loop in mail delivery, (server B also has to be able to relay with this sort of logic), we do have a set of gateway (email) hosts (IMgates) which have a list of valid users that our hosting services accept mail for, so we dont have the nightmare of relaying email around in circles because we have accepted mail for a mail box we dont host. The above solution is not very desireable because the users should be in the mysql database, although we could generate the virtualdomains file from the mysql database. I might could 'get something to work' but I am hoping for an industry standardized method, or eloquent solution. Again here is a summary of how I need it to work. The servers, qmail included, push a list of valid recipient addresss to the mail gates. The gate accepts mail for a valid recip, and forwards it to qmail. Qmail either delivers it for forwards it on to server B. Here is a good response Use virtual user entries in control/virtualdomains to handle mail for the qmail-hosted addresses, and a control/smtproutes entry to forward the rest to the other host. E.g., in virtualdomains: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:alias-axample.tld So user1's mail would be handled by ~alias/.qmail-axample:tld-user1. Then in smtproutes: example.tld:otherserver.example.tld Put example.tld in control/rcpthosts, but *not* in control/locals. But I asked the wrong question to the wrong group. Now that I have read and understand a little better, It seems like the .qmail-default file is where I would like to make this work. I have tried various ways To try and make the second argument to vdelivermail to forward to a name or IP address, but no luck, and As I understand it, I have a choice of bounce, email address, directory name, but not machine name ? Am I missing something ? Any suggestions would be appreciated. CL
RE: [vchkpw] multiple domains across a given server
Nah ... Just setup a monster GigE NAS or 10 GigE NAS ( they have these yet?) and mount from all servers via NFS. :) Charlie -Original Message- From: Tom Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:41 PM To: vchkpw@inter7.com Subject: Re: [vchkpw] multiple domains across a given server On Jul 18, 2005, at 1:13 PM, Craig Lewis wrote: But I asked the wrong question to the wrong group. Now that I have read and understand a little better, It seems like the .qmail-default file is where I would 'like' to make this work. I have tried various ways To try and make the second argument to vdelivermail to forward to a name or IP address, but no luck, and As I understand it, I have a choice of bounce, email address, directory name, but not machine name ? Am I missing something ? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Try using [EMAIL PROTECTED] as the default delivery. This should result in the email being forwarded to the same username ($EXT) on server b.example.tld. If you want to avoid mail loops (bogus address gets bounced from server A to B and back), create .qmail-alias files in the domain directory for each account on the other server. -- Tom Collins - [EMAIL PROTECTED] QmailAdmin: http://qmailadmin.sf.net/ Vpopmail: http://vpopmail.sf.net/ You don't need a laptop to troubleshoot high-speed Internet: sniffter.com
