RE: [cobalt-users] RE:RaQ4 Catch-all email problem & receiving mail without WWW

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 >>>.there is definitely a
>>>bug in the whole email server and hosts/domains alias area, and I still
>>>think that there is more to it than we've winkled out yet

Found a new bug/peculiarity tonight.   A customer emailed, said an alias
domain was not passing the email to the POP box as it is supposed to.  I
tested it and he was correct.  The email sent to alias@xxxxxxxxxx never
showed up in pop@xxxxxxxxxxx

Alias   ------>   POP3 box     Not showing up in the POP3 box.

I had a hunch....  I went to SITE MANAGMENT :: DOMAIN NAME  :: SITE SETTINGS

The Email Server Aliases box was empty.   Being the 'trial and error' type
of guy that I am, I typed in domain.com  (without the www) in this box.

I then sent an email to   alias@xxxxxxxxxx    and then checked the email
using the pop@xxxxxxxxxxx

Low, and behold, it worked.  Now, I can't explain why, but it worked.

So, to sum up, it seems that the Email Server Aliases box must be empty
before you can add an entry in the HOST/DOMAIN ALIASES box under Control
Panel.
It also seems that EMAIL SERVER ALIASES must have an entry for domain.com
without the www before email aliases will work.  Catch 22?

Funny little machine, this RaQ4.

Bill M.

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