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Date:      Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:07:37 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Alain G. Fabry" <fabry@panam.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Multiple host names on one machine
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811121606250.24229-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <02ab01be0d7b$d7369690$5531d5c6@earth.coserve.org>

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On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Alain G. Fabry wrote:

> Previously I asked if I could set up a webserver that would service 2
> domain. After your responses and reading the apache docs, it looks fairly
> easy to set up.
> Next question, with the machine having two NIC's and being on two completely
> different domains, I don't see a problem for individuals to telnet to either
> domain and ending up at the same host. But my question is the following.
> Will the pop3, imap, sendmail server respond and return mail to the
> respective individuals.

The apps won't know the difference. 

> f.e. let's assume I have a user1@domain1.com and a user2@domain2.org, if I
> send mail to both users, will sendmail process both requests and will
> pop3/imap answer both requests without any configuration.
> thanks,

Mail especially is user-based.  The user says 'hello, I'm user X' and the
system says 'Okay X, here's your mail.'  No mention of network there.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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