Re: mta confusion
On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, David Bishop wrote:
> Currently:
> Using sendmail with webmin and the webmin control module
> Using webmail based off of the webmin control module for sendmail
> Each user has a real account on the box for uploading files/whatnot
> Normal spam-free setup (non-promisc according to mail-abuse.org)
> Forwards for local ip addresses, non-authenticating
>
> Needs:
> Be able to differentiate between foo@bar.com and foo@fobb.net
> Not have to keep a seperate email database from the system /etc/passwd.
> Still have an integrated webmail client that doesn't use imap, just direct
> manipulation of the mbox file.
> Have a webmin module so the owner can "manage" the mta.
I've no experience with webmin (kinda low on my TODO list), but I can't
see how you can do this with any MTA without having some kind of
domain->user mapping.
In sendmail, you'll need to look at virtusertable and genericstable to
handle inbound and outound rewriting (or you can get less function at
the advantage of one database by using userdb).
> Oh, and having it *not* be sendmail that does all that would be a blessing
> :-)
Whatever, if you stick with sendmail, I'll be happy to help - and in
this case, going to at least testing buys you *ALOT* with sendmail -
better SPAM protection, better performance, etc.
> As always, any help is appreciated, along with RTFM's (if the proper FM
> is pointed out).
For sendmail, install sendmail-doc and peruse
/usr/share/doc/sendmail/cf.README.gz sections for virtusertable and
genericstable... If you're still having problems, see me, this group,
or comp.mail.sendmail for assistance.
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