PMDF popstore & MessageStore Manager's Guide
PMDF-POP-6.0


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6.13 User domains

By default, all popstore accounts for a given installation share the same name space. This means that if the two distinct e-mail addresses sue@acme.com and sue@frob.org are directed to the same popstore, then e-mail to either of these addresses will be delivered to the same user account sue. At some sites, however, it is useful to have distinct communities of users, each with their own name spaces. This is achieved with the popstore² through the use of "user domains". Please see Section 1.3.5 for a basic discussion of popstore user domains. This section focuses on the mechanics of creating and managing user domains and assumes knowledge of the material presented in Section 1.3.5 .

Note that all e-mail messages for all user domains are co-mingled in the same directory tree. That is, messages for one user domain are not stored distinct from other user domains.

6.13.1 Enabling user domains

To enable the use of user domains, specify USE_DOMAINS=1 in the popstore option file. See Section 3.4 for further details including an important note for sites who are already associating more than one Internet host name with the popstore.

Note:

You must not use the filter channel keyword on the popstore or MessageStore delivery channel if USE_DOMAINS=1 is set. So doing will cause the wrong filters to be used for users in domains other than the default domain.


Note

² The PMDF MessageStore does not at present support the use of user domains.



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