Dennis Putnam:
> I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question but I don't know
> where else to start.
>
> I am running Postfix/Cyrus on the same server that contains user
> home directories. The forwarding mechanism (.forward) is, of
> course, working and I understand it. What I don't understand is
> how this mechanism works, or even if it does, when a user's home
> directory is on a different server than Postfix/Cyrus. In other
> words when Postfix/Cyrus does not have access to the user's home
> directory. Or is there some other delivery mechanism involved that
> I am missing? Thanks.
>
> Can someone explain if this can work and if, so how. If not, what
> do users do in that case?
With Postfix, these files don't have to live in the user's home
directory. You can specify an alternate location with the forward_path
configuration parameter.
Wietse