Re: [cobalt-users] email aliases

["Edward Bishop" <eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you allowed relaying for the host(s) through which your users are
connecting, in the email parameters screen reached via Control Panel?

I don't know why, but Linux servers seem to allow anyone to relay - a very
dangerous situation spam-wise - until the virtusertable is set up properly,
then they get fussy, as they should be.

Hope this helps

----- Original Message -----
From: Caleb Pennington <calebp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 4:43 PM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] email aliases


> I did this and it worked just fine for the home site.  I then did this for
> the virtual domain I host as well and all my emails now reject my users as
> senders.  I am relaying my domain through to another smtp and if I just
> change directly to that smtp it will send just fine.  Any help on how to
fix
> this problem I would truly appreciate thanks!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Edward Bishop
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 8:00 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Fw: [cobalt-users] email aliases
>
>
> Please note that my lines to stop and start sendmail were in the wrong
> order!
>
> I meant
>
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail stop
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail start
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward Bishop <eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> > In your virtusertable, does the alias line read
> >
> > mike.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ?
> >
> > If it does, you need another line following it:
> >
> > mike.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Having added this, do a rehash of virtusertable:
> >
> > makemap hash /etc/mail/virtusertable < /etc/mail/virtusertable
> >
> > Then stop and restart sendmail:
> >
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail start
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail stop
> >
> > This worked for me... but I'm new to Linux... so wait a while before
doing
> > it in case anyone knows better!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike Smith <msmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I know that this has been addressed quite a few times, and I've done
> what
> > I
> > > believe a thorough search in the archives and KB, but still can't
quite
> > get
> > > email aliases to function properly. Let's say I have a user
> > > mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx, and have an email alias for him called
> > > mike.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I've even checked the etc/mail/virtusertable
to
> > > ensure that the record does indeed exist (which it does). If I send
mail
> > to
> > > mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx, it is delivered properly; however, mail sent to
> > > mike.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxx is returned with an error message stating that
> the
> > > user does not exist. We're on a Raq4i, and the DNS, MX and A records
> > appear
> > > to be configured properly.
> > >
> > > Any hints or suggestions? Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
>
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