1.1 --- a/docs/wiki/MailIntegration--LocalSMTP Sun Nov 01 00:43:39 2015 +0100
1.2 +++ b/docs/wiki/MailIntegration--LocalSMTP Sun Nov 01 18:43:11 2015 +0100
1.3 @@ -44,22 +44,36 @@
1.4 local+vincent.vole@example.com
1.5 }}}
1.6
1.7 -The message is then routed to a mail delivery mechanism, perhaps by converting
1.8 -the local address to a local system user identity:
1.9 +== Local System Users ==
1.10 +
1.11 +With such a local user indicated, the message is then routed to a mail
1.12 +delivery mechanism, perhaps by converting the local address to a local
1.13 +system user identity (a user with an account on the system running the
1.14 +software). For example:
1.15
1.16 {{{
1.17 vole
1.18 }}}
1.19
1.20 -The local delivery mechanism would then deposit the message in the user's mailbox.
1.21 -Alternatively, routing for a mail storage solution would accept the message for
1.22 -the local user and deliver it to that user's mailbox.
1.23 +The local delivery mechanism would then deposit the message in the user's
1.24 +mailbox. MTAs typically provide such routing for local system users by
1.25 +default.
1.26 +
1.27 +== Mailbox/Virtual Users ==
1.28
1.29 -MTAs typically provide routing for local system users by default. Where the
1.30 -mail system must instead route messages to mailbox providers employing LMTP,
1.31 -some more effort may be required. See the
1.32 +Alternatively, with a local user having been indicated, a message would be
1.33 +routed for delivery by a mail storage solution which would accept the message
1.34 +for the indicated user and deliver it to that user's mailbox. For example:
1.35 +
1.36 +{{{
1.37 +vincent.vole
1.38 +}}}
1.39 +
1.40 +Where such routing is performed to mailbox providers employing LMTP,
1.41 +some additional configuration effort may be required. See the
1.42 [[../../MailboxIntegration|mailbox integration guide]] for more details.
1.43
1.44 -Configuration files for routing messages for explicitly-indicated local users
1.45 -are provided in the [[../../MailIntegration/LDAP|LDAP]] and
1.46 -[[../../MailIntegration/Simple|simple]] integration guides.
1.47 +Some of the routing for explicitly-indicated local users is dependent on the
1.48 +identification of users and is described in the
1.49 +[[../../MailIntegration/LDAP|LDAP]] and [[../../MailIntegration/Simple|simple]]
1.50 +integration guides.