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[2]: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Kevin J. Menard, Jr.
Hey Haim, Thursday, June 28, 2001, 5:16:05 PM, you wrote: >> 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. HD> Great! HD> Now I have

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: Re[2]: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Tony Green
* This one time, at band camp, Kevin J. Menard, Jr. said: > Technically, the '.' is already a legal character in mailbox names, but it > does > something funky (I don't recall quite what it is/was), but the patch curbs > that > behaviour. > IIRC it allows you to specifiy which IMAP folder the me

Re[2]: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Kevin J. Menard, Jr.
Hey Haim, Thursday, June 28, 2001, 4:42:46 PM, you wrote: HD> 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

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

Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Felipe Alvarez Harnecker
Haim Dimermanas writes: > Hi all, > > 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. > > After some research, I came to the conclusion that each

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

Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
Hi all, 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. After some research, I came to the conclusion that each individual needed to have an account under C

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[2]: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Kevin J. Menard, Jr.
Hey Haim, Thursday, June 28, 2001, 5:16:05 PM, you wrote: >> 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. HD> Great! HD> Now I have

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: Re[2]: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Tony Green
* This one time, at band camp, Kevin J. Menard, Jr. said: > Technically, the '.' is already a legal character in mailbox names, but it does > something funky (I don't recall quite what it is/was), but the patch curbs that > behaviour. > IIRC it allows you to specifiy which IMAP folder the message

Re[2]: Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Kevin J. Menard, Jr.
Hey Haim, Thursday, June 28, 2001, 4:42:46 PM, you wrote: HD> 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.

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

Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Felipe Alvarez Harnecker
Haim Dimermanas writes: > Hi all, > > 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. > > After some research, I came to the conclusion that eac

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

Virtual Domains Email: How do you do it?

2001-06-28 Thread Haim Dimermanas
Hi all, 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. After some research, I came to the conclusion that each individual needed to have an account under