[Techtalk] multiple domains, single server

[Rod Roark]

The "From:" header comes from the mail client, so I'm having 
a bit of trouble understanding what the problem is.

If it's that you don't want recipients poking around in the
mail headers and seeing that the "received from" host
is in some other domain... well, frankly I think that's 
carrying vanity a bit too far.  :-)

Cheers,

-- Rod
   http://www.sunsetsystems.com/

On Wednesday 11 December 2002 09:31 am, 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.