Here is one suggestion . . . 1) Use sendmail that is installed from the stock OpenBSD CD, just comment out the localhost.cf portion in rc.conf so that you use the standard sendmail.cf
2) Edit the virtusertable in /etc/mail (follow the instructions in that file to suit your requirements) and add entries for each of the domains you want to accept mail for and the servers or accounts you want to send them to 3) If you want to accept mail for multiple domains on the same OpenBSD Server, then add those domain names in /etc/mail/local-host-names file 4) Uncomment the entry for pop3 in inetd.conf and you will have a good, working, pop server You could use imap with dovecot or whatver but with these four steps you may be able to address all the issues you mentioned without having to rely on any additional ports or packages. Vijay On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:20:58 +0000, Craig wrote > Hi all. > > Sorry for this noise, but I'm pulling my hair out here. > > I've been trying to set up Postfix to handle a handful of domains > and virtual mailboxex/users. I've got all that I need installed ok > being Postfix, SASL2 and courier IMAP. I actually want pop3, but I > thought I'd change that over once I got the system working. Auth is > handled through SASL2 out of a MySQL db. > > I'm not very comfortable with mail servers and thought it worth > asking if there is perhaps a better suite of programs that I could consider > using? As it is only a small number of actual mailboxes involved, I > wouldn't be too against having system accounts for each. So it would > come down to virtual domains, being the deciding factor. > > I've been following online guides for it, hence the IMAP involvement, > and as I'm not well versed, am pretty stuck now that it hasn't quite > gone according to plan. > > Do I really need all the mentioned servers, just to handle a small > number of domains and a small number of mailboxes taking the mail, > via some fixed addresses, with one per domain acting as a catch-all? > > I've sorted out the web and database serving side of things, which I > am pleased about, as a novice, but have really fallen over on the email > side. It's happening on a Sparc64, if that makes any difference on > choice of software. > > I would REALLY appreciate any pointers that anybody might offer. > > TIA. > -- > Best regards, > > Craig > > http://slashboot.org/ -- Vijay Sankar, M.Eng., P.Eng. ForeTell Technologies Limited 59 Flamingo Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J 0X6 Phone: 204 885 9535, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
