Re: [cobalt-users] Mail with Subdomain.domain

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:58 PM 3/14/00 -0500, you wrote:

> I am still having complications getting the subdomain mail to work properly.
> This is what I have done.
>
> I manually added the subdomains into the zone record.
> reset the dns from web interface

When you reset the dns from the web interface you most likely delete all 
the changes you made manually to the zone record.

> Added the subdomains to the mail interface via control panel.
> reset mail from web interface

Are these domains hosted on your machine?

> ---
> Checking Accept mail for the virtual site still doesn't work because domain
> is already accepting mail.  Sending mail to the domains returns the generic
> loopback message.
> ---

What's the name of the virtual site?  What's the name of the domain that's 
already accepting mail?  Exactly how do you wish incoming mail for the 
virtual site to be addressed (real example, please, not something like 
user@xxxxxxxxxx if you really want help from me).

> Please pardon my ignorance if I have missed something, but I really need to
> get this issue resolved.  Can someone post clear steps (solution based) to
> this problem.  For those just now tuning in...

I don't think that's possible, being we don't know where your system is at now.

> I have 3 domains : subdomain1.generic.com ; subdomain2.generic.com; and
> subdomain3.generic.com  all of which have been added to the virtual site
> list. Upon checking accept mail on subdomain1, all subsequent subdomains
> will not allow this option to be checked.

Okay, let's try one more time.

Answer these questions separately for each site:

What's in the "hostname" field?

What's in the "domain name" field?

presuming I'm a user, and I want my email address to be "jeff", what do you 
want my email address to be?

I know for a fact that this can be done on a RaQ2; I just did it.

Three different domains:

domain:      nobaloney.net   jeff.nobaloney.net  mike.nobaloney.net
IP#:         209.126.157.68  209.126.157.77      209.126.157.77
hostname:    www             www                 www
domain name: nobaloney.net   jeff.nobaloney.net  mike.nobaloney.net
accept mail: checked         checked             checked

Each one allowed me to check the accept mail field.  And each one accepts mail:

Email Address           username

jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx      c2000034
jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx c2000039
jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx c2000099

Mail gets delivered properly to each of the mailboxes (defined as "username").

So why isn't it working for you?

Or are you trying something else?  Am I the one that's confused?

> It is important for each subdomain to have the ability to accept mail and
> use the web administration interface.

Works for me.

If for some reason, even following these instructions you can't get it to 
work on your RaQ, then talk to me about having me do it for 
you.  Privately, though, and offlist.

Thanks.

Jeff

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Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>