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List:       info-cyrus
Subject:    Re: update: imapd hangs on ( 2.2-prealpha )
From:       Ken Murchison <ken () oceana ! com>
Date:       2002-08-26 16:16:50
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Sergey Mukhin wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "K" == Ken Murchison <ken@oceana.com> writes:
> 
> [sniff]
> 
> K> I've CC'd this to the info-cyrus list, since this is where it really
> K> belongs.
> 
> Yes, that was my fault -- have read only first word from `cyrus-sasl'
> and posted to the wrong list. Sorry.
> 
> [sniff]
> 
> >>
> >> How do I configure imapd to be independent on DNS?
> 
> K> You can't, and you shouldn't have to.
> 
> have to agree.
> 
> >>
> K> What does you imapd.conf look like?
> >>
> >> Think it's too long to post here, it is at:
> >> http://sm.msk.ru/imapd.conf
> >>
> K> What mailbox are you trying to create?
> >>
> >> Looks like it does not matter. Here is stack for
> >> test3@drbl.msk.ru and further the same command
> >> by `cyradm localhost' ( which worked ).
> 
> K> I'm confused.  What client are you using that is causing a problem?
> 
> I used  web-cyradm 0.5.0 Released on 2002-08-18
> 
> [sniff]
> 
> K> First, grab the latest code from CVS and do a clean rebuild.  Second,
> K> try setting
> 
> K> defaultdomain : westmail.ru
> 
> K> Let me know if this makes a difference.
> 
> YES! A big difference -- it works.
> 
> Thank you a lot for your help.
> 
> Maybe it is worth to add something about `defaultdomain' option
> to the documentation? Something in install-virtdomains.html like
> 
> When upgrading from a single domain installation to a virtual domain
> installation, the name of the existing domain should be specified using
> the defaultdomain option in imapd.conf. This allows users to continue to
> access their mailboxes using unqualified userids.
> 
> + For fresh installation defaultdomain should be set to ...

I'm working on updates to the documentation as we speak.


> 
> ( actually I still do not understand -- to what ?
> to DNS hostname minus it's first word before `.' ? )

The domain of the server's primary hostname.


> Does it depend on DNS and if yes -- how?

Not necessarily DNS -- however you system resolves names (DNS,
/etc/hosts, NIS, ...)


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