On Thursday 22 February 2007 21:21, James W. Davis wrote:
> I want to setup the mail server to handle the mail for multiple domains. (I
> own 6 domains all hosted on the same server) I want to have it allow
> multiple mailboxes for each site for example
>
> webmaster@
> support@
> sales@
> orders@
> listserv@
> firstname.lastname@
Well, this is pretty basic and there are many ways to accomplish it, but it's
not certain that you will find a complete step-by-step guide that fits your
needs perfectly.
Have you read the official documentation
(
http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.66/doc/html/spec_html/)? Chapters 1, 3, and
6 are required reading to begin with. Since you are using Ubuntu you must
also read /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/README.Debian.html. Then read chapters
15, 16, 22, 24, and 26.
Here are some random links:
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/140
http://www.tty1.net/virtual_domains_en.html
Do you want to involve a DBMS or do you want to use plain text files?
What POP or IMAP server are you using to let the users read their mail?
> but for some reason I can not find information on creating the mailbox &
> user/pass.
Exim can create the target file or maildir automatically if it doesn't exist.
It's controlled by the create_directory and create_file options of the
appendfile router.
Exim can not help you create user accounts or set their passwords, but it can
use many backends to authenticate the users if you want them to use SMTP
AUTH. You have to setup the POP/IMAP server to use the same database
(preferably) first.
> I would also like to have it forward all emails for that box into a folder.
You should be able to figure that out yourself by now.
--
Magnus Holmgren holmgren@???
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"Exim is better at being younger, whereas sendmail is better for
Scrabble (50 point bonus for clearing your rack)" -- Dave Evans
