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Message-ID: <20031018181515.GA8257@openwall.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 22:15:15 +0400
From: Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
To: popa3d-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Virtual Domains
On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 07:08:06PM +0200, Tim van Erven wrote:
> On Sat, 18/10/2003 17:48 +0400, Solar Designer wrote:
> >>>> file = VIRTUAL_HOME_PATH/127.0.0.1/mail/${local_part}
> > I don't really like this suggestion. If you do use popa3d's sample
> > virtual domain support code unmodified, then please also place the
> > domain information where the code expects it, -- in place of the
> > "127.0.0.1". Yes, it means that you may need to have your MTA or LDA
> > translate the recipient's domain name into the corresponding virtual
> > mail server's IP address. (OK, perhaps the sample virtual.c should be
> > enhanced to also support name-based virtual domains.)
>
> What do you mean by a `virtual mail server'?
In this context, a POP3 (and maybe also SMTP) server that the users of
a domain may treat as if it were a dedicated mail server for just their
domain. The sample virtual.c implements the POP3 side of it.
--
Alexander Peslyak <solar@...nwall.com>
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