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1.4 = Local SMTP Delivery =
1.5
1.6 By employing local SMTP, the burden of routing messages to suitable storage
1.7 -becomes a configuration problem within the mail system itself. Here, imip-agent
1.8 -connects to the mail transport agent (MTA) and sends a message to an
1.9 -explicitly-indicated local user such as, for example:
1.10 -
1.11 -{{{
1.12 -local+vincent.vole@example.com
1.13 -}}}
1.14 -
1.15 -The message is then routed to a mail delivery mechanism, perhaps by converting
1.16 -the local address to a local user identity:
1.17 -
1.18 -{{{
1.19 -vole
1.20 -}}}
1.21 -
1.22 -The local delivery mechanism would then deposit the message in the user's mailbox.
1.23 +becomes a configuration problem within the mail system itself.
1.24
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1.26 //format=svg
1.27 @@ -52,7 +37,25 @@
1.28 }
1.29 }}}
1.30
1.31 -MTAs typically provide delivery routing for local user mailboxes. Where the
1.32 +Here, imip-agent connects to the mail transport agent (MTA) and sends a
1.33 +message to an explicitly-indicated local user. For example:
1.34 +
1.35 +{{{
1.36 +local+vincent.vole@example.com
1.37 +}}}
1.38 +
1.39 +The message is then routed to a mail delivery mechanism, perhaps by converting
1.40 +the local address to a local system user identity:
1.41 +
1.42 +{{{
1.43 +vole
1.44 +}}}
1.45 +
1.46 +The local delivery mechanism would then deposit the message in the user's mailbox.
1.47 +Alternatively, routing for a mail storage solution would accept the message for
1.48 +the local user and deliver it to that user's mailbox.
1.49 +
1.50 +MTAs typically provide routing for local system users by default. Where the
1.51 mail system must instead route messages to mailbox providers employing LMTP,
1.52 some more effort may be required. See the
1.53 [[../../MailboxIntegration|mailbox integration guide]] for more details.