I have Messenger 6 ready to install. I need to know how to create a catch-all email address box. I am using it with 3 domains. Will I need a catch allwith each of these? If not how does the email get from one domain to the domain with messenger is installed? Sorry, I am a bit fuzzy on how this whole thing works.

Thanx.

How you create one depends on your server, here is the FAQ:

http://www.worldwidecreations.com/forums/faq.php?faq=new_faq_item#faq_messfaq_faq_item

Basically you would forward all mail, to all of three domains, to the same POP box.

I read that faq. Didn't really tell me a lot. I run a freebsd server. It has a file called aliases with entries like:

forums: byondf1
modstake: byondf1
sales: webmaster@byondf1.com

What would I put to catch all and forward them to mail@byondf1.com?

Thanx.

I have no experience with BSD, you will have to ask your host provider.

I am the hoster. I host one fo the domains on the FreeBSD out of my house. Just never done a catch-all email. Anyone else know how to do this? Also, do I need a catch-all on all 3 domains pointing to the the domain where the messenger program is hosted?

Ok, I might be able to help if you tell me what email software you are using?

I am using sendmail. How can I tell the version and other info you might need?

Ok, I did some searching, and I think this will probably work for you, but in case it doesn't you should backup any files edited.

in your virtusertable file, you can do

@domainname.com destination e-mail address or account

then

makemap -v hash virtusertable < virtusertable.txt

and restart your sendmail process.
this will send any email to this domain to a specific individual email
account local or remote to your machine.
That is what I would try first and see if it works. Basically create a mail account on the server, and then use the virtusertable to forward all mail from your domain to that account.

Hi JaFo,

@domainname.com >>>> account

or

@domainname.com>>>> myuser@mydomain.com

then

makemap hash /path/virtusertable < /path/virtusertable

are these commands right?

which one is better to use destination e-mail address or account?

That looks about right. I would imagine it would be less work on the server if you just used the account instead of an email address.

That looks about right. I would imagine it would be less work on the server if you just used the account instead of an email address.

thanks JaFo , I got it :)