mail setup recommendation

[Søren Neigaard]

Roger Grosswiler wrote:
> my setup is similar.
> 
> i entered in /etc/main.cf the following for virtual-support:
> virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
> 
> make sure, alias_maps is like this in the same file:
> alias_maps =
> 
> ...in this case, you don't need to support /etc/postfix/aliases, you have
> to insert your users in /etc/postfix/virtual instead.
> 
> so, a user in /etc/postfix/virtual looks like:
> 
> mydomain.net                        anything
> roger at mydomain.net                  roger
> 
> have a look at the first line: gwch.net ist my domainname, i tell there
> postfix to accept anything for this domain
> the second line is my mailbox (which should usually be a unix-user,
> related to shadow-accounts, but i use mysql for authentication)
> 
> if you have a further domain, e.g test just add:
> 
> test.net                        anything
> email at test.net                  mailbox-username
> 
> now, you can put anything you want for the e-mail-adress, but a user in
> unix has to be present.

Ok got this one down, so I do need unix users present, thats ok :)


> btw. don't forget to '/usr/sbin/postmap virtual' to create the virtual db.

What does this command do? Should I use this command everytime I add new 
virtual users in /etc/postfix/virtual ?


> is it what you where looking for?
> HTH
> Roger

I belive it is, thanks :)
/Søren