On 04-Jun-2001 Jason Barrett wrote:
> Good morning.
>
> I've chosen to use XMail on NT as the server component of an "Email Broker"
> architecture prototype I am developing for my company. A couple of questions
> arise...
>
> When I create an account using the CtrlClnt tool, it creates a "mailbox"
> directory underneath the new user directory. I assume this is where I'd
> expect to find any messages I'd sent to this account...is this a replacement
> for the "Maildir" directory structure? The documentation on the website
> makes it look like these might be alternatives, but this isn't totally
> clear...
>
> I don't have a domain name to use for this server, as this is just a
> prototype. So, I'd like to just send mail to the IP address of the machine
> with the understanding that the XMail server is listening on the standard
> SMTP port number (25, I think). I have the smtp.ipmap.tab file set up to
> allow access from any IP address.
> ("0.0.0.0"[TAB]"0.0.0.0"[TAB]"ALLOW"[TAB]"1", right?) So, once I have XMail
> up and running, and some test accounts set up through CtrlClnt, I ought to be
> able to send a message to one of those accounts at the address
> "jasonbarrett@[xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa]", right? What I did was set up a directory
> under "domains" called xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa (the IP address of the local machine),
> and the user account jasonbarrett is a directory under that. The mail never
> gets through and I'm not sure why -- could be an issue with our network --
> but does my setup sound right, at least? Or (since I'm a UNIX developer by
> trade, not an email administrator) is anything missing?
You don't need to send mail to address forged in this way :
user@[xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa]
Simply create a domain inside XMail, for example homer.simpson and create Your
local accounts inside this domain.
Then set the SMTP server of Your clients to the IP of the XMail machine and
all mail sent to homer.simpson domain will be delivered locally.
- Davide
