You're right, I can create it by hand. My problem is that it will be visible by qmailadmin, and so, the user can disable it.
The copy is for full backup of incoming and outgoing mail. There are some mailboxes used for customer service and we want to keep a record of all processes, not allowing any assistant to wipe out a record. > If qmailadmin doesn't let you create it you can create it by hand. > > Why would you want to send a copy of the users email address someplace > else and also deliver a copy to their vpopmail box? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> But that way I am just creating an alias, right ? >> Because I can´t create a new forward with the same name of an already >> existent account. >> With sendmail I was able to create an alias with the same name of an >> existent user (and even forward it to the same-name user). That was how >> I >> did the mail-copying : i create the user, an alias with the same name, >> and >> then forwarded the alias to the user (with the same name) and the >> mailmaster repository. >> >> With Qmail I don't know how to do this easily >> >> >>>Create a forward from the main menu. >>>Not from the user modification page >>> >>>The user mod page creates a .qmail file in >>>the users Maildir area >>> >>>The forward on the main menu creates >>>a .qmail-forwardname file in the >>>domain's main directory >>> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>>Whenever I create a forward, either as a user (creating my own forward) >>>>or >>>>as postmaster creating a forward on someone account, qmailadmin always >>>>create the same file : .qmail >>>>This way, the user can reset the forward. >>>> >>>>Am I doing something wrong ? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>>I would like to have some email accounts copied/forwarded to some >>>>>> other >>>>>>accounts. I don't mind if the user sees that the account is being >>>>>>forward >>>>>>and to whom. What I don't want is that the user have the capability >>>>>> of >>>>>>disabling that forward. However, it should be possible for the user >>>>>> to >>>>>>create/change/delete his owns forwards. >>>>>> >>>>>>If I manually change the .qmail, the forward appears in qmailadmin >>>>>> but >>>>>>the >>>>>>user can disable it. >>>>>> >>>>>>How can I do this ? Is it possible to this without changing the >>>>>>qmailadmin >>>>>>code ? (I thought about a file created by qmailadmin that would have >>>>>>the >>>>>>.qmail entries that should not be altered by non-admin users) >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>You might be able to create a forward with qmailadmin. Which >>>>>writes a .qmail-user file. The user won't be able to change >>>>>that. They could only change their own forwards. >>>>> >>>>>The other way would be to use the qmail-tap patch that lets you >>>>>tap any email address and send a copy to an address of your choice. >>>>> >>>>>Ken Jones >>>>>inter7.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > >
