An alias takes precedence. Please see:
http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19980116-DD09.htm
IMail - What is the order of precedence for processing mail?
Dave
In reply to 28 Mar message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>Thank you for the info.
>Can we setup a rule that essentially says, if it is to
>hostmaster or abuse, send it to whoever and that way give the
>client access to making, changing aliases? Or would the rule
>be subject to override, in the event the customer setup an
>alias of abuse. In other words, which takes precedence,
>rules or aliases?
>Thanks,
>At 10:27 PM 3/27/00, you wrote:
>>Hi,
>>Answers in text:.....
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Don Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 10:33 PM
>>Subject: [IMail Forum] Setup for Host/Content/App Provider
>>
>>
>> > Hi Y'all (y'all is a defined word in Texas),
>> >
>>
>>eh, is a defined word in Canada...
>>
>> > A ten minute (or less) conversation with someone who has been there
would
>> > be great, but failing to know anyone, maybe someone can take a few
minutes
>> > to give us some pointers.
>> >
>> > We are a hosting and development company. Almost all of our e-mail
>>service
>> > is Forward -- we just pass it through to the client's box at his
ISP
>> > (connectivity provider).
>> >
>> > Our mail server runs on separate box, apart from the box on which
the web
>> > site is hosted. So, we will not have a unique IP (MX) for each of
the
>> > Imail virtual domains.
>> >
>> > We would like some advice on the best way to accomplish the
following:
>> >
>> > 1. We want to allow our customers to use a web interface to do
their own
>> > configuration (i.e. adding/changing forward addresses, etc.), but
we don't
>> > want them to be able to create a pop account. I'm guessing that
there is
>> > some flexibility to do that . .
>> >
>>when you create a user, DON'T tick the 'Host Administrator' or 'System
>>Administrator' boxes.
>>This disables 'creating new users' and 'Alias administration'
>>
>>
>> > 2. In every case we want everything addressed to Hostmaster and to
Abuse,
>> > to come to us. We don't want the customer to be able to do
anything to
>> > redirect those messages. Ditto, in most but not all cases, for
anything
>> > addresses to Webmaster.
>>
>>Just set these up in your alias administrator. The customer can't
change
>>these as per above answer (1)
>>
>> >
>> > 3. If something is addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and johnnnnnn
is not
>> > a defined forward or pop, then we want it to go to a default
forwarding
>> > account/user for that particular domain.
>>
>>Create an alias called 'nobody' and direct it's output to the desired
REAL
>>user.
>>The nobody alias is special, and catches everything which is not
>>specifically addressed. Officially this is called a 'catch all' but
it
>>should be called a 'catch rest'.
>>
>>Anthony
>>
>> >
>> > We RTFM and looked through the knowledge base, but we would like to
hear
>> > from users with experience. It will be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > --
>> > Don Brown - Dallas, Texas USA Internet Concepts, Inc.
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