The way I do it is having two files ~exim/local_domains and
~exim/virtusertable.
local_domains contains the list of the domains.
virtusertable contains a list of the form:
email@domain: user
@domain: defaultuser
and then two rules in the configure file, one to match email@domain and
the second to match@domain (I know that it can be done with just one
but most of them will match the first one anyway, so it will save a
lil' time).
I can't send you the parts of the configuration file at the moment, as
I am at work, but if you want to send me an email and I'll send it
directly to you (or to the list if people prefer it).
Good luck
Gabriel
--- John <lists@???> wrote: > Hello, thanks for replying
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 01:57:17AM -0700, Kevin Reed wrote:
> > John said:
> > > Hello list
> > >
> > > a n00b question, I am sorry to say, but I am very confused here
> :(
> > >
> > > I have to put many domains onto one machine. Let's call the
> machine
> > > server.manydomains.net. This machine has several users who need
> to be
> > > emailname@???.
> > >
> > > There are also logins for the various other users who each have
> their own
> > > domain. They want to receive all mail for their domain, like
> > > *@theirdomain.com to their mailbox.
> >
> > This is not recommended unless they like to get a lot of spam.
> > You should only accept email for specific users that exist and deny
> any
> > others. Catchall accounts will do just that... catchall the junk.
> >
>
> I'd agree - but the customers want *@domainname so I have to deliver
> it.
> With regards to spam, I have spamassassin running on the server with
> a
> permissive set of rules. If the users want tighter control, then I
> can
> either make them a user-specific config file or get some php script
> to
> do it (but that comes later).
>
> > > These users just have pop3 logins
> > > and ftp logins, and not a true interactive shell.
> > >
> > > I need to find out firstly how I can configure Exim (4.14) to
> route to
> > > these mailboxes (Exim already accepts mail for these domains
> because
> > > they are either primary or secondary MX to the server), and
> secondly,
> > > how to make sure that if the email name part of the name is the
> same in
> > > the above two examples, that one doesn't go into the others
> mailbox.
> >
> > I would suggest that you upgrade first... It may be hard to figure
> out
> > works with what with a version of Exim that old. Then if you run
> into a
> > problem, you will have a better time getting a solution. I never
> used
> > 4.14 so I have no idea what it can or can't do.
> >
>
> My bad - typo - it is version 4.24, sorry
>
> > > I have tried, according to the FAQ, the following:
> > [snip]
> >
> > Exim is cool in that there can be many different answers for the
> same
> > question. You can go totally off the deep end with SQL databases
> and all
> > kinds of add ons or you can get as simple as simple text files.
>
> uiltimately there will be several hundred domains on the server. I
> think
> maybe MySQL with a php frontend is the way to go.
>
> >
> > One method that I've used on a number of servers now is a simple
> flat text
> > file method where each domain has its own basic aliases file.
> >
> > I have a description of it here, though it is a bit sparse on info:
> > http://exim.got-there.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=412
>
> thanks for the link, I will have a look at it later today.
>
> >
> > This allows you to create a single router for all the domains and
> doesn't
> > require you to use a database engine to run your mail system.
> >
> > if you have any questions, I'd be glad to help.
>
> Thank you!
>
> >
> > > but when I spoof a mail to from the server to
> user@???, it
> > > doesn't appear in their mail. I get an error in the mainlog
> saying
> > > 'unroutable address user@???'. Can anyone help?
> >
> > Really need to see more of what you have configured to have a clue
> as to
> > what is going on. Unroutable basicically means you have an address
> the
> > system doesn't know what to do with.
>
> the email name part or the domain name part? Is it OK to post my
> configure file here?
>
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