I'm interested in creating aliases to use on my
board, so I can use them rather than full addresses
of those I email through the bbs.
My understanding was that one do something like
myalias myemail@mydomain.com
in the alias.cfg file
I've done this, and restarted the mail server.
But get
error messages when I try to send to myalias@toolazy.ddns.net
Are there other options I have to turn on ?
I have enabled "Receive by Sysop Aliases" .
I get unknown user if I try to email to the aliases on
the bbs via netmail/internet, or through proton mail.
Re: alias.cfg
By: Amessyroom to All on Sun Jul 14 2024 04:28 pm
I'm interested in creating aliases to use on my
board, so I can use them rather than full addresses
of those I email through the bbs.
No, the alias.cfg file is used for receiving email via SMTP, not "through th BBS". It's documented here:
https://wiki.synchro.net/config:alias.cfg
My understanding was that one do something like
myalias myemail@mydomain.com
in the alias.cfg file
Based on what you described, if your SMTP mail server receive an email for myalias@toolazy.ddns.net (assuming "toolazy.ddns.net" was set in SCFG->Networks->Internet->Address), then the mail served would receive the message successfully and then *relay* that message to myemail@mydomain.com.toolazy.ddns.net is listed in the above configuration option.
The alias.cfg file is only used by the mail server for email messages receiv via SMTP[S].Here is the logged error when the alias errolhome is used from email client
Re: alias.cfg
By: Amessyroom to All on Sun Jul 14 2024 04:28 pm
The alias.cfg file is only used by the mail server for email messages receiv via SMTP[S].Further testing shows, aliases defined to go to a user number (i.e. 1) work.
Re: alias.cfg
errolhome errol@askerrol.org
notice sub:LOCAL-NOTICES
e 1
amr 1
Re: alias.cfg
By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Mon Jul 15 2024 07:18 pm
Re: alias.cfg
By: Amessyroom to All on Sun Jul 14 2024 04:28 pm
I'm interested in creating aliases to use on my
board, so I can use them rather than full addresses
of those I email through the bbs.
No, the alias.cfg file is used for receiving email via SMTP, not "through th BBS". It's documented here:
https://wiki.synchro.net/config:alias.cfg
Would sending netmail from bbs not use smtp ?
If not I have attempted
to send mail from email client to alias and it is also failing.
I read that page before attempting to setup an alias
My understanding was that one do something like
myalias myemail@mydomain.com
in the alias.cfg file
Alias entry:
errolhome errol@askerrol.org
Based on what you described, if your SMTP mail server receive an email for myalias@toolazy.ddns.net (assuming "toolazy.ddns.net" was set in SCFG->Networks->Internet->Address), then the mail served would receive the message successfully and then *relay* that message to myemail@mydomain.com.toolazy.ddns.net is listed in the above configuration option.
Alias entry:
errolhome errol@askerrol.org
Based on what you described, if your SMTP mail server receive an email forSCFG->Networks->Internet->> Address), then the mail served would receive
myalias@toolazy.ddns.net (assuming "toolazy.ddns.net" was set in
the message successfully and then *relay* that message totoolazy.ddns.net is listed in the above configuration option.
myemail@mydomain.com.
Then put in the alias.cfg file:
errohome@toolazy.ddns.net errol@askerrol.org
Re: alias.cfg
By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Tue Jul 16 2024 12:30 pm
Alias entry:
errolhome errol@askerrol.org
Based on what you described, if your SMTP mail server receive an email forSCFG->Networks->Internet->> Address), then the mail served would receive
myalias@toolazy.ddns.net (assuming "toolazy.ddns.net" was set in
the message successfully and then *relay* that message totoolazy.ddns.net is listed in the above configuration option.
myemail@mydomain.com.
Then put in the alias.cfg file:
errohome@toolazy.ddns.net errol@askerrol.org
This did not work for me either :-( So I don't understand
what I'm doing wrong.
I was using
myalias user@domain.com
Because of the comments at the top of the example
alias.cfg lists "user" has a possible option.
Sysop: | Angel Ripoll |
---|---|
Location: | Madrid, Spain |
Users: | 13 |
Nodes: | 8 (0 / 8) |
Uptime: | 76:45:21 |
Calls: | 386 |
Files: | 15,077 |
Messages: | 64,828 |