LMTP with alias addresses

Tom Hendrikx tom at whyscream.net
Wed Apr 6 11:09:20 UTC 2016



On 06-04-16 12:36, davide marchi wrote:
> Hi, my problem is this:
> if i use lmtp for delivery and lookup for real_virtual_user at mydomain.com
> all function perfectly and mails are delivered correctly (quota and
> presence of user also)
> 
> but if i send an email to real_alias_address at mydomain.com LMTP service
> (it's an alias containing several users)  dosen't find user.
> How can i resolve this problem? for completeness my system users is based
> on vpopmail userdb
> 

The alias expansion should be done before querying the LMTP service. I
guess your MTA should do that: the LMTP does not know, use or manage the
aliases.

Regards,
	Tom


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