postfix, cyrus imap, and plus notation delivery.

[Edward Rudd]

On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 14:42, Ken Murchison wrote:
> Edward Rudd wrote:
> 
> > I am currently using Cyrus IMAPd,
> 
> Which version of Cyrus?
> 
Cyrus 2.1.15 sorry
>   and postfix 1.1.12, using the virtual
> > mailer in postfix (via LDAP).  I am wanting to try and get the "plus
> > folder delivery" to work with this setup.. Currently users are mapped
> > like this
> > incoming e-mail => Cyrus mailbox name (with \\ escaping)
> > user at domain.com => user\\@domain.com
> 
> What's with the \\ escaping?
> 
For postfix to deliver to the correct mailbox.. As the user's mailbox IS
user at domain.com so postfix has to have it escaped so it delivers to
user at domain.com to cyrus server instead of trying to "redeliver" it to
user on mail server domain.com.

> > 
> > Now I tried creating a new alias for user at domain.com and tried to map it
> > like this
> > user+post at domain.com => user\\@domain.com+post.
> > 
> > however that did not work.
> > I receive a bounce from the mail server with a
> > 	bad address syntax: user at domain.com+post@mail.sever.host
> > 
> > Does any one have any ideas on how to get this to work?
> > 
-- 
Edward Rudd <eddie at omegaware.com>
Home Page <http://urkle.drip.ws/>
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