in the SMTP setup make sure that the default mail host is either Localhost
or blank. This sounds like you have the main domain
(machinename.domain1.com) listed there.
Eric S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesus Alvarez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 6:01 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] Forwarding Logic Problem ?
> We have noticed what appears to be a forwarding problem
> with Imail 6.04 . When a user on a virtual domain uses
> a forwarding address that does not exist in their domain,
> Imail attempts to send the message to the same username
> on the main domain. Let's say that a user [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> has a forwarding address to
>
> .,[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> If 'jim' does not exist on domain2.com , Imail tries to
> deliver to [EMAIL PROTECTED] where domain1.com is the
> main domain on the server. If [EMAIL PROTECTED] exists,
> it will deliver the message there. Otherwise, it bounces.
>
> None of our domains share mailbox base directories
> so that's not the problem. A customer complained on this
> claiming it was a security/privacy problem. He had setup
> his forwarding similar to the example above such that his
> manager got a copy of his messages. When the manager left
> the company, the mailbox where the copies were being sent
> to was deleted. They forgot to change their forwarding and
> only realized the problem when the owner of the same
> username on our main domain complained he was receiving
> messages that were not for him.
>
> Has anyone seen this ? Is there a fix ?
>
> Thanks.
>
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