[cobalt-users] [RAQ3] Email Server Alias Problems

[John K Mitchell <johnm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark wrote

> > Hi
> >
> > I'm having a problem setting up email server aliases on a RAQ3.  This is
> > the RAQ4 feature which was back-ported to the RAQ3 in OS release 5 or
> > something.  What I'm after is having the mail from domain.co.uk going
> > through to domain.com.  This is what I have done so far...
> >
> > 1. I have set up the www.domain.com site on the RAQ3 with a catchall address.
> >
> > 2. I have both domains configured in a DNS (on a different machine) but
> > have set the MX record for the .co.uk version pointing at the .com.
> >
> > 3. In the GUI I have put "mail.domain.com, mail.domain.co.uk" in the
> > "Email Server Alias" field which is accepted and stored OK.
> >
> > 4. Send a message to an address at the .co.uk and I get the following kind
> > of return message from the server....
> >
> > > The original message was received at Wed, 14 May 2003 15:49:07 +0100
> > > from localhost [127.0.0.1]
> > >
> > >   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> > > <mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> > > 553 mail.domain.com. config error: mail loops back to me (MX problem?)
> > > 554 <mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>... Local configuration error
> >
> > I've looked through the /etc/virtusertable and everything seems correctly
> > configured in there.  We've also tried various combinations of DNS setup,
> > but we've never had this working.
> >
> > Is anyone successfully using this feature on a RAQ3?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Mark
>
>
> I have a similar problem on a RAQ4 - the only answers I can find are 
> related to the relay from not existing in the mail setting - which for 
> my domain, it is.
>
> My issue:
> domain name: cobizbrokers.com
> namesservers on 2 different RAQ, NOT the machine hosting the site - the 
> domain cobizbrokers.com is in the "Relay for the following 
> Hosts/Domains" box, and www.cobizbrokers.com is listed in the 
> "Host/Domain Aliases" box.  The MX points to www.cobizbokers.com and 
> apart from there being no reverse on the the IP this site uses, I can't 
> think of another reason.  Ideas gratefully accepted!
>
> tia
>
> Greg

Hi,

I run a couple of Raq4's and get round this by pointing the email 
forwarding on user@domain1 to user@domain2 ( ie 
anything@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx redirects to johnm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - my 
real address)

Don't know if this helps.

Regards

John

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