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+ | ======Mappings====== | ||
+ | In VPOP3, Mappings are a way of explicitly linking an email address to a user or list. They can also be used to indicate that an email address is remote, even though it would otherwise appear to be a local email address. | ||
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+ | In other email servers, a similar feature may be called ' | ||
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+ | =====Implied Mappings===== | ||
+ | In VPOP3, by default, a user (or list) will have implied Mappings of < | ||
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+ | The implied Mappings only apply if there are no other Mappings which have matched the address previously. | ||
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+ | You can turn off the implied Mappings, either in the [[local mail general|Local Mail -> General]] settings - the " | ||
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+ | =====Domains to use===== | ||
+ | For implied Mappings or Mappings without an explicit email domain set, VPOP3 uses a list of domains set elsewhere for checking the mappings. | ||
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+ | The < | ||
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+ | For email which arrives at VPOP3 using SMTP, then the < | ||
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+ | For email which arrives at VPOP3 using POP3 with header parsing, then the < | ||
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+ | =====Mapping Settings===== | ||
+ | Each Mapping has 5 settings | ||
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+ | ===Email Address=== | ||
+ | The email address setting tells VPOP3 which email address to look for when searching mappings. | ||
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+ | You can specify the email address as: | ||
+ | - **< | ||
+ | - **< | ||
+ | - **~@< | ||
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+ | You can use * and ? wildcards in the mappings, eg you could map '' | ||
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+ | Note that, while you can use wildcards in the domain part of the email address, this should be used with care. For instance, if you have a mapping of '' | ||
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+ | If several Mappings match an email address, then all of them will be processed (except for ~@ Mappings) | ||
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+ | ===Target=== | ||
+ | The Target is where any messages which match the Email Address part will be sent. You can choose any user/list from here. | ||
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+ | ==*REMOTE Target== | ||
+ | The *REMOTE target is a special case. This tells VPOP3 that the specified Email Address is a valid email address, but is not handled by this VPOP3 server. This can be useful if you have some users in your domain which are handled by another server. | ||
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+ | For instance if you have a user **mike@mycompany.com** who collects his mail directly from a separate account at your ISP, you can create a Mapping of '' | ||
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+ | What then is configured, then if a local user sends a message to mike@mycompany.com, | ||
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+ | See [[how_to: | ||
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+ | ===Type=== | ||
+ | The Type setting lets you limit when the Mapping applies. You can choose: | ||
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+ | - **Always** - the Always option means that Mapping applies with both POP3 and SMTP mail | ||
+ | - **POP3** - the POP3 option means the Mapping only applies when VPOP3 is downloading a message from a remote POP3 mail server | ||
+ | - **SMTP** - the SMTP option means the Mapping only applies when VPOP3 is receiving a message via SMTP (either from a local or remote sender) | ||
+ | - **FROM** - the FROM option means that the Mapping checks the **Sender** address rather than the recipient address. This only applies to incoming POP3 mail | ||
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+ | ===In Mail=== | ||
+ | If the Type is set to POP3, then this tells VPOP3 which Mail Collectors the Mapping will apply to, you can choose either 'All In Mail Settings' | ||
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+ | ===Comments=== | ||
+ | This allows you to set your own comments against the Mapping, for future reference | ||
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