Re: [Exim] local <-> virtual domains?

Top Page
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: Philip Hazel
Date:  
To: Jeremy C. Reed
CC: exim-users, Daniel de los Reyes
Subject: Re: [Exim] local <-> virtual domains?
On Sat, 19 May 2001, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

> Just to add to this: Another definition of "virtual" domains could be that
> the users don't correspond to regular system (or /etc/passwd) users and
> their mailboxes aren't in a standard (maybe /var/mail) location.


I would call that a "local domain whose users don't have logins on the
host" - but I'm sure there isn't any standard definition of "virtual
domain" :-) It's a Humpty-Dumpty sort of phrase. No doubt that's why the
term is so confusing...

-- 
Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@???      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.