On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 10:53:50AM -0400, wiskbr...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>
> > On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 04:04:33PM -0400, wiskbr...@hotmail.com wrote:
> >
> >> alias_maps = dbm:/etc/postfix/aliases, dbm:/etc/newcompany/aliases,
> >> nis:mail.aliases
> >
> > Are you sure you want a local aliases(5) file and not a virtual(5) aliases
> > file? Generally, and especially for non-system users, the latter is better.
>
> I was under the impression that virtual was to affect an entire domain, not
> just a subset of users belonging to the same domain.
No.
> Also, can virtual use the colon delimited format that aliases uses? I.e.,
> /etc/postfix/virtual:
> postmas...@example.com: postmaster
> i...@example.com: joe
> sa...@example.com: jane
> # Uncomment entry below to implement a catch-all address
> # @example.com: jim
The input format is independent of the purpose of of the final table.
The postalias(1) command processes files that look like aliases(5)
files, and the postmap(1) command processes regular white-space separated
key-value files.
The resulting key/value tables have no ":" at the end of the key, and
can be used for any purpose of your choice.
--
Viktor.
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