Forwarder AND POP3

[onesixone]

in the next few weeks I get my own dedicated server and I have to choose the software to install (DA,Plesk,...)

I would like to take DA...

but I have one question:


abcd@domain.com has its POP3 account

but I also want to forward all the emails sent to abcd@domain.com to another email like abcdcollect@otherdomain.com

so I have to create a pop3 for my email abcd@domain.com
and I have to create a forwarder for my email abcd@domain.com to abcdcollect@otherdomain.com

And now I get the emails to both? Is this possible without any troubleshooting?


I hope I can get some support

[R1Lover]

So you want to forward a copy but also retain the e-mail in the original account too?

or just forward all e-mail and not keep a local copy?

You can do both if you like, one is easier then the other though.

[nobaloney]

Both are easy.

In DirectAdmin forwarders and mailboxes are completely independent of each other.

If you want a mailbox named abcd@domain.com, just create a mailbox abcd in the domain.com control panel.

If you want a forwarder named abcd@domain.com, just create a forwarder abcd in the domain.com control panel, forwading the mail to abcdcollect@otherdomain.com.

If you want both, create both.

Jeff

[R1Lover]

One is one step and one is two steps :poke :)

Thanks though I didn't know they were independent of each other and would work together as well.

[floyd]

I seem to remember something not quite right with this but I cannot remember exactly what. It could have had something to do with system users. So to be safe I usually also include the pop3 account in the forwarder as well so that I know for sure it will forward to both the pop3 and to the secondary address.

[nobaloney]

Yes, this doesn't work for system users. For system users, when you set up a forwarder the POP account doesn't get mail.

Jeff

[R1Lover]

That explains my issue with it as well, thx

[R1Lover]

Jeff what is your recommended way of forwarding a system user and also keeping a local copy too? If you add both addresses in the forward it will create a loop no?

[floyd]

Jeff what is your recommended way of forwarding a system user and also keeping a local copy too? If you add both addresses in the forward it will create a loop no?

No. Exim is smarter than that. If its a system user I forward to username@hostname.example.com

[R1Lover]

Thanks, I'll give that a shot and see.

[nobaloney]

My personal recommend way (as you call it, or best practice as I call it) is to not use system accounts for email if possible; in my opinion it exposes the main site password each time you receive email.

Jeff