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Re: using maildrop to replace virtual(8)

From: Tom Metro (tmetro+postfixvl.com)
Date: Thu Sep 02 2004 - 15:50:34 CDT


Wietse Venema wrote:
> Tom Metro:
>>The virtual(8) man page says it was "originally based on the Postfix
>>local(8) delivery agent," which means that .forward processing was
>>removed. Why?
>
> Use virtual(5).

If only it was that simple. Obviously virtual(5) is the way to go if you
want alias or forwarding functionality, but the broader context of my
message included:

>> Yet whenever someone needs filtering capability for virtual users,
>> maildrop is recommended...

And this is what I'm looking to accomplish - filtering capability at the
LDA level - either integrated into the LDA or the ability to pipe to an
external program.

  -Tom