Topic: SOLUTION! mail@domain.com in Version 6 Beta 3

[Glen Greig]

For once i'm providing a solution not a problem. This is a problem i've seen on here a few times, but havn't yet seen a solution.

The problem is in Version 6 Beta 3, the address mail@domain.com cannot be used. If you try and set it up as a pseudonym, it will not allow you but if you send an email to that account, it will simply bounce back.

Heres the solution. (I'll try and make this as simple as possible, i remember being a beginer at all this. lol.)

1. SSH into your e-smith box as the root account (Or login at the machine it's self).

2. Start Midnight Commander. (Type "MC" at the command prompt)

3. Goto the directory /home/e-smith (Type "cd /home/e-smith")

4. Go down to the file accounts and press F4 to edit the file.

5. This file is in alphabetical order, the entry you are putting in is "Home" so i'll leave it upto your logic where abouts in the file it will go.. (I realy dont know if it matters that much, so i'll leave this upto you).

6. Where you have determined the new line to go, insert the line "mail=pseudonym|Account|*****" (Replace ***** with the account where you want the mail account to go.

7. Press F2 then ENTER to save the file, then F10 to go back to MC, then F10 and ENTER to exit MC. When back at a command prompt, type "Logout" to exit the SSH login.

8. Now the mail account will appear in the aliases list in the web management system and should be able to be redirected to any account just like any pseudonym.


Hope this helps out somebody..

[s b]

Won't that affect the system, as that is a system account?

Won't that get overwritten after every boot?

Glen Greig wrote:
>
> For once i'm providing a solution not a problem. This is a
> problem i've seen on here a few times, but havn't yet seen a
> solution.
>
> The problem is in Version 6 Beta 3, the address
> mail@domain.com cannot be used. If you try and set it up as a
> pseudonym, it will not allow you but if you send an email to
> that account, it will simply bounce back.
>
> Heres the solution. (I'll try and make this as simple as
> possible, i remember being a beginer at all this. lol.)
>
> 1. SSH into your e-smith box as the root account (Or login at
> the machine it's self).
>
> 2. Start Midnight Commander. (Type "MC" at the command prompt)
>
> 3. Goto the directory /home/e-smith (Type "cd /home/e-smith")
>
> 4. Go down to the file accounts and press F4 to edit the file.
>
> 5. This file is in alphabetical order, the entry you are
> putting in is "Home" so i'll leave it upto your logic where
> abouts in the file it will go.. (I realy dont know if it
> matters that much, so i'll leave this upto you).
>
> 6. Where you have determined the new line to go, insert the
> line "mail=pseudonym|Account|*****" (Replace ***** with the
> account where you want the mail account to go.
>
> 7. Press F2 then ENTER to save the file, then F10 to go back
> to MC, then F10 and ENTER to exit MC. When back at a command
> prompt, type "Logout" to exit the SSH login.
>
> 8. Now the mail account will appear in the aliases list in
> the web management system and should be able to be redirected
> to any account just like any pseudonym.
>
>
> Hope this helps out somebody..

[Glen Greig]

> Won't that affect the system, as that is a system account?
>
> Won't that get overwritten after every boot?

I' havnt had a problem with it yet, and it doesn't seem to get overwritten..