hi ya do yoou mean virtusers or virtusertable ( big difference
c ya alvin On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, Robert Waldner wrote: > > >On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, Robert Waldner wrote: > >> Following situation: > >> > >> I have a domain where some specific addresses ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> should be accepted and then be forwarded to another address > >> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > >> > >> So I thought that the perfect job for the virtusertable, did some > >> entries of the form > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> rebuilt the database, but no, that doesn't work. > >> > >> "Local configuration error. MX list points back to me". The only MX is > >> for the box in question, of course. Ok, put domain.tld in > >> local-host-names. No, doesn't work, either: > >> > >> Sep 29 13:14:15 ka sendmail[905]: NAA00903: to=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > >> delay=00:00:15, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=cyrus, stat=User unknown > >> > >> The virtusertable doesn't seem to get read when the domain is > >> local-host-names... > >> > >> Now, before I start doing something really ugly involving local users > >> and .forwards, any hints for me? I'm usually quite able to help myself > >> wrt sendmail but there must be some knot in my brain here. > > On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 04:47:36 PDT, Alvin Oga writes: > >did you do a make ( to reuild the db ) in /etc/mail ?? > > makemap hash virtusers<virtusers > > >did you restart sendmail afterward ?? > > Not after the changes to the virtusers-db (no need to), but after > adding the new domain to local-host-names (which is not a db), yes, of > course. > > >dont use ~/user/.forward file... pain-in-the-rump in the long run > > Yes, that's why I want to avoid it, expecially since I've set up cyrus > to not being dependant on local users. > > I could set something up via aliases I think, but then that would be valid > for all the domains my mailhub is serving, and there would be a *lot* > of clashes. > > cheers, > &rw > -- > -- NT is 'more secure' in so far as, if your average cracker screws > -- around with it very much, an NT system tends to remove itself > -- from the network rather promptly. -- ?, some CERT guy > > >
