[Techtalk] multiple domains, single server

k.clair kclair at serve.com
Wed Dec 11 13:52:19 EST 2002


I would be very interested in hearing about how to do this with postfix.

kristina

On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 09:31:43AM -0800, Raquel Rice wrote:
- On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:37:52 -0500
- Malcolm-Rannirl <rannirl-lc at otherkin.net> wrote:
- 
- > 
- > I'm in the process of setting up a second domain hosted on an
- > existing server. Each domain has it's own IP address.
- > 
- > Setting up the web side of this is easy (apache is already
- > configured for virtual domains as the existing domain has a couple
- > of subdomains).
- > 
- > The mail side however is causing me problems.
- > 
- > Configuring inbound mail is fairly easy, just set up the mail
- > server to accept mail for both domains. As long as the usernames
- > don't overlap in incompatible ways (which is relatively simple to
- > ensure in this case), it should deliver local mail correctly.
- > 
- > Outbound mail is what is causing me to scratch my head a lot.
- > Outgoing mail needs to look like it came from the appropriate
- > domain (ie. domain1 mail can't appear to come from domain2's
- > server). The only solution I've been able to come up with so far
- > (even asking my friendly neighbourhood network engineer) is to
- > somehow run two seperate smtp daemons with different configs and
- > persuade them into only sending out through the requisit
- > interfaces. I'd rather not do this unless I have to, as it adds
- > much to the maintainance issues.
- > 
- > Anyone tried this themselves? If so, how did you get it to work.
- > 
- > The server is currently running qmail, though I'd be willing to
- > change to postfix if that provides something qmail doesn't. I'd
- > much rather avoid sendmail if at all possible though.
- > 
- > 
- > Thanks.
- 
- I had a response for you ... until you mentioned that you're running
- QMail.  I have it working using Sendmail, but know nothing about
- QMail.  Sorry.
- 
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