setup a file .qmail-marcos:tang and your problem is history
marco leeflang
Marcos Tang wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have setup a qmail server and it works fine.
>
> However, there is a big problem I can't figure it out. Please tell me your
>suggestions:
>
> I created a file .qmail-marcos.tang at /var/qmail/alias and hope that my
>qmail will accept mails to [EMAIL PROTECTED] When I sent a message from
>outside, I found the error message at /var/log/syslog. It is
>
> ============================== Start Logging here
>======================================================
>
> Apr 21 00:36:32 student qmail: 924626192.905650 starting delivery 323: msg
>212178 to local [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Apr 21 00:36:32 student qmail: 924626192.905651 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20
> Apr 21 00:36:33 student qmail: 924626193.029219 delivery 323: failure:
>Sorry,_no_mailbox_here_by_that_name._(#5.1.1)/
>
> ============================== End Logging here
>======================================================
>
> If I change my .qmail file from .qmail-marcos.tang to .qmail-marcostang,
>everything works fine.
> ^ (with a dot) ^ (without a
>dot)
> So I wonder my qmail doesn't know how to handle an email address with a "dot"
>between. Of course, I believe qmail should be able to handle it :)
>
> Do you give me any ideasor hints such that my qmail server can receive any
>email addresses such as
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Thanks a lot.
> Regards,
> Marcos.
>
>
