Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-29 Thread Charl Matthee
On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 03:24:06PM -0500, Haim Dimermanas wrote: > I need to do email hosting for a large number of domains. My solution > consists in Postfix for the MTA, Cyrus for the LDA and IMP for the MUA. > Emails have to be accessible by POP as well. If you don't mind the fact that it is

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-29 Thread Charl Matthee
On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 03:24:06PM -0500, Haim Dimermanas wrote: > I need to do email hosting for a large number of domains. My solution > consists in Postfix for the MTA, Cyrus for the LDA and IMP for the MUA. > Emails have to be accessible by POP as well. If you don't mind the fact that it is

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
> > Using Cyrus, why would I need to "add" a physical user to the system? Is > > there something I am missing here? > > You need some sort of authentication, the simplest is /etc/passwd I strongly disagree. The whole purpose of using Cyrus was (for me at least) the ability to check username/

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Felipe Alvarez Harnecker
Haim Dimermanas writes: > Felipe Alvarez Harnecker wrote: > > > Then, keep it simple. > > I agree. The simpliest way is to have the user's email address be their > username. > > > # adduser someuniqueid > > Using Cyrus, why would I need to "add" a physical user to the system? Is >

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
Felipe Alvarez Harnecker wrote: > Then, keep it simple. I agree. The simpliest way is to have the user's email address be their username. > # adduser someuniqueid Using Cyrus, why would I need to "add" a physical user to the system? Is there something I am missing here? > cyradm> cm user.som

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Felipe Alvarez Harnecker
Haim Dimermanas writes: > > > HD> So using that patch makes the "." part of a valid username. What do I > > do > > HD> about the '@' in the email address? > > > > AFAIK, the '@' is already a valid character in the Cyrus mailbox namespace. > > Great! > > Now I have another question

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
> HD> So using that patch makes the "." part of a valid username. What do I do > HD> about the '@' in the email address? > > AFAIK, the '@' is already a valid character in the Cyrus mailbox namespace. Great! Now I have another question :-)) How do I manage to tell Postfix to treat "[EMAIL PR

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
Kevin, > If you apply Dave Fuchs' patch to make a '.' a valid character (but making '/' > and invalid one), then that becomes a valid Cyrus username. Search the Cyrus > IMAP mailing list archives for it. He sent it out for 2.0.14 some time last > week when I requested it (but I don't have it on

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Kevin J. Menard, Jr.
Hey Haim, Thursday, June 28, 2001, 4:24:06 PM, you wrote: HD> Hi all, HD> I need to do email hosting for a large number of domains. My solution HD> consists in Postfix for the MTA, Cyrus for the LDA and IMP for the MUA. HD> Emails have to be accessible by POP as well. HD> After some research

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
> > Using Cyrus, why would I need to "add" a physical user to the system? Is > > there something I am missing here? > > You need some sort of authentication, the simplest is /etc/passwd I strongly disagree. The whole purpose of using Cyrus was (for me at least) the ability to check username

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Felipe Alvarez Harnecker
Haim Dimermanas writes: > Felipe Alvarez Harnecker wrote: > > > Then, keep it simple. > > I agree. The simpliest way is to have the user's email address be their > username. > > > # adduser someuniqueid > > Using Cyrus, why would I need to "add" a physical user to the system? Is >

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
Felipe Alvarez Harnecker wrote: > Then, keep it simple. I agree. The simpliest way is to have the user's email address be their username. > # adduser someuniqueid Using Cyrus, why would I need to "add" a physical user to the system? Is there something I am missing here? > cyradm> cm user.so

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Felipe Alvarez Harnecker
Haim Dimermanas writes: > > > HD> So using that patch makes the "." part of a valid username. What do I do > > HD> about the '@' in the email address? > > > > AFAIK, the '@' is already a valid character in the Cyrus mailbox namespace. > > Great! > > Now I have another question :-))

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
> HD> So using that patch makes the "." part of a valid username. What do I do > HD> about the '@' in the email address? > > AFAIK, the '@' is already a valid character in the Cyrus mailbox namespace. Great! Now I have another question :-)) How do I manage to tell Postfix to treat "[EMAIL P

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
Kevin, > If you apply Dave Fuchs' patch to make a '.' a valid character (but making '/' > and invalid one), then that becomes a valid Cyrus username. Search the Cyrus > IMAP mailing list archives for it. He sent it out for 2.0.14 some time last > week when I requested it (but I don't have it on

Re: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Kevin J. Menard, Jr.
Hey Haim, Thursday, June 28, 2001, 4:24:06 PM, you wrote: HD> Hi all, HD> I need to do email hosting for a large number of domains. My solution HD> consists in Postfix for the MTA, Cyrus for the LDA and IMP for the MUA. HD> Emails have to be accessible by POP as well. HD> After some researc