Re: RH8 and mail domain hosting

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I'm pretty sure this is obvious, but you can't have two identical usernames
on the same system.

You would have to have bobX and bobY as usernames and adjust your
/etc/mail/virtusertable file accordingly.


On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 12:09:03PM +0200, Jason Dale <redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> OK ... No problem. I answered my own question :)
> 
> I used the /etc/mail/virtusertable (duh!)
> 
> 1) Added entry in /etc/mail/virtusertable
> 
> bob@xxxxxxxxxxx    bob.domain1
> bob@xxxxxxxxxxx    bob.domain2
> 
> In otherwords, the first bob will have the mail sent to account
> 'bob.domain1'
> and the second address will deliver mail to 'bob.domain2'. This way,
> you can maintain seperate folders and account info for both bob's at
> different
> domains.
> 
> Still, if there is a way to achieve this without using MTA specific
> databases,
> I'd like to know. ANy suggestions welcome ..... ;)
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Dale" <redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:03 AM
> Subject: RH8 and mail domain hosting
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I know that this is more a sendmail question, but there must be a
> > more intelligent way around this problem can can work with more
> > that one mail MTA.
> >
> > Here is the situation:  we have a server that hosts mail for '@domain1'
> > and '@domain2'. We have two people by the name of 'Bob' :
> >
> > bob@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > bob@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Now if 'Bob' at domain1 sets up his username and password the same as
> > the other Bob, even if the domains are different, you will have mail for
> > both Bob's being delivered to the same computer, on a
> > first-come-first-served
> > basis. Naturally, the other Bob will not be happy about this.
> >
> > Is there anyway to set up the system so that both Bobs can have different
> > passwords, and that their email gets stored seperately in different
> > mailboxes,
> > on the same machine with the same IP address?
> >
> > P.S. This IS an RH8 system :)
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
> >
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