On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:57:56AM -0400, [email protected] wrote:
> Can I have two or more virtual aliases maps??
Yes, but it is best to avoid this if possible.
> If so, should I declare them like this?
>
> main.cf:
> alias_maps = dbm:/etc/postfix/aliases, nis:mail.aliases
> virtual_alias_maps = dbm:/etc/postfix/virtual.abc,
> dbm:/etc/postmaster/virtual.xyz
Don't use DBM if at all possible, CDB or Berkeley DB is better.
Don't use multiple indexed tables, where a single consoliated indexed table
works much better.
Use make(1) to build a single table from two source files.
> Can my virtual table contain special characters?
Yes, but lookup keys and RHS values are in rfc822 quoted form, and may
need to have their local parts in "double-quotes" if certail special
characters are used.
> reason that I am asking is because some of my users have names like
> o'dywer; are these legal in this table?
The single-quote character is not special in rfc822, so it can
be used without quoting. (Brain damage in old versions of Outlook
not-withstanding).
> I have not seen any complaints when I did a postmap on the file.
postmap(1) is not an RFC822 syntax checker. It just builds tables
from "key value" files. You can't use lookup keys with white-space,
as postmap does not understand any quoting.
--
Viktor.
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