2011/1/25 Norman Maurer <[email protected]>:
> 2011/1/25 Eric Charles <[email protected]>:
> [...]
>> 2.- Since we enabled the SMTP ValidRcptHandler, we need to really create the
>> user, before using it as an virtual user. This was not the case before. The
>> need to previously create a user does not worry me, but I find strange that,
>> depending on smtp configuration, we would or not need to create a user to
>> define a virtualuser.
>
> I think the need of having the existing user before add the mapping is
> a good think. We also would need to check if there is a mapping when
> deleting a user and remove it too.

I don't agree. I usually think at aliasing as "rewriting" so I expect
to write aliases like this
alias@mydomain maps to existinguser@mydomain

At least this is what I was used to do in sendmail (are other MTA
different from this??)
It's like "search&replace" you usually put "search" on the left and
replace on the "right".

>> 3.- JIRA-1126 Disallow the creation of alias from non-existing username: I
>> think this is needed so we don't arrive to situation where mails are no more
>> delivered in case a bad usage of the API (reversing the method params).
>
> +1

Not sure. I often use aliasing to "virtual addresses". THen I have
matchers to match this virtual addresses and do something.
So they are not users.
In my James I usually have 1 single user that is used from my
webapplication to submit messages, no other james users. Still I use
aliasing.

Sendmail also allow bounces to be generated by virtusertable, e.g:
*@your-comapny.com maps to "error:5.1.1:550 No such user."

(I don't know what aliasing is supported by trunk VUTs, so maybe I'm
completely wrong)

Stefano

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