> > Now I have a customer, who needs the scenario that the usernames for > > Cyrus differ from the mailbox and mailaddress respectivly. For example > > user1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx should be able to login with the username > > someOtherUsername. This need arises from an integration with other > > software-packages. Is there any possibility to make this work? > Yes, this is no different from any other alias or virtual setup that > offers multiple addresses to individual users. You would handle this in > the MTA. For example, I use virtual_alias_maps with Postfix, and map all > addresses to the corresponding cyrus IMAP user: > abuse@xxxxxxxxxxx admin > admin@xxxxxxxxxxx admin > postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx admin > bob@xxxxxxxxxxx bob > robert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxx bob > You can also use the aliases file and other approaches. Or, if using LDAP, just assign the user multiple "mailLocalAddress" attributes. Again, an MTA issue.
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