Hi Peter,
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 07:25:43 +0100 Peter Mikeska
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I want ask U this> I have working vpopmail+qmail+courier, its about 5
> domains, and when I make alias for some address I
> get file .qmail-nameofalias in directory for domain
> for every alias I make, so I decided to put it to
> aliases only ONE file in /etc , i use fastforward , so I have write
> one line of command to .qmail-DEFAULT but I dont know in which one,
> .qmail-default from qmail installation seem dont work this way with
> vpopmail, and every domain have one in dir, I tryed put it to every
> file but wont work. so can some1 help me how to use aliases file with
> vpopmail?
There're several reasons that stand against your plan.
1.) Files ~vpopmail/domains/example.com/.qmail-*
are handled natively by qmail-local.
Vpopmail doesn't step in here, so they're already the most efficient
"way of doing".
Vpopmail only takes actions for
~vpopmail/domains/example.com/user
as "vdelivermail" searches for "user" in "vpasswd.cdb" and gets
directed to that directory for message storing.
2.) You will not succeed. 'fastforward' doesn't allow mailbox or maildir
delivery instructions in alias file.
Imagine a simple example:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] should be forwared to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
So your key / value pair in alias file would be
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Your ~vpopmail/domains/example.com/.qmail-default would look like
| ~vpopmail/bin/vdelivermail '' | fastforward /etc/aliases.cdb
The mail comes in, vdelivermail is invoked, as no
~vpopmail/domains/example.com/.qmail-qwertz exists and
~vpopmail/domains/example.com/.qmail-default ist chosen.
fastforward looks up the aliases file for
'[EMAIL PROTECTED]', finds it and forwards the mail.
The mail gets reinjected, directed to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.
qmail-local don't find
~vpopmail/domains/example.com/.qmail-postmaster, therefor
.qmail-edfault is used again. Now fastforward looks for
'[EMAIL PROTECTED]' in aliases file. Either this
key doesn't exist and the mail gets bounced or it exists and has to
point to an external address, else you'll walk through this loop
indefinitely (until qmail recognizes the loop by "Delivered-To"
lines).
At least you'll have to have a .qmail-user file for every user that
should be a final recipient of a fastforward action.
Well ... ain't it the best to leave the existing dot-qmail files as
it's working the fastest way possible, instead off replacing them by
only other dot-qmail file that achive, in the end, the same?!?
P.S.: PLEASE ... disable your Reply-To for this list or set it to the
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2.) Your Reply-To header "destroys" the "List-Reply" functionality
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Regards,
Peter
