[cobalt-users] Re: cobalt-users digest, Vol 1 #168 - 4 msgs

[Joe Kerns <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't understand what is so difficult to have someone use the ui to add an alias. It's a pretty rudimentary thing and how every host I have ever
been with has done it (I believe cuz it's the only way).  I have over 60 virtual hosts with various siteadmin's on my box and no one has any trouble
adding users and aliases.

Are you asking for a custom script that will allow someone to add the alias without knowing that they are adding the alias? I think if you explain to
people why they need to alias, no one will have a problem with it. I have not run into any resistance with well over 120 users on my box, once the
understand why it had to be an alias. Most folks seem pretty reasonable about this.

Joe

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> From: "David Harris" <davidharris@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] POP3/IMAP Mailboxes
> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:34:28 -0700
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> OK OK  maybe I am not communicating this the right way.
> I am not asking to create two users on a system with the SAME username.
> I realize this would not be possible.  However, to require my end
> user to go through the whole Cobalt GUI Alias thing is just ridiculous!
> I know there has to be a way to EASILY give customer a sales@xxxxxxxxxxx
> while customer b gets sales@xxxxxxxxxxxx  I am not saying it is EASY to
> setup,
> but I need a way to make it easy for the USER to setup.   So I ask this: How
> do
> hosting providers offer mailboxes to their users without making them go
> through this?
> The last 3 IHPs I used had one form used for adding/removing/viewing pop
> boxes to
> my account.  They had the same thing for autoresponders and fwds.  This is
> the funtionality
> I want to provide to my end user, and If the cobalt can't handle this, maybe
> I made a mistake
> buying it.