Sambar Server Documentation
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Mail Fetcher
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Overview The Mail Fetcher functionality allows mail from a remote POP3 mailbox to be loaded into the Sambar Mail Server for later retrieval (via POP3 or WebMail). The Mail Fetcher is designed to give users with "part time" connections to the Internet or users without stable 7/24 full-time connection suitable for running a mail server. The following outlines how the Mail Fetcher might be used:
Assuming you have setup local users/mailboxes for tod, support and other, with the above configuration, you would setup a Mail Fetcher as follows:
When the fetcher runs, all mail to tod@sambar.com is delivered to the local mailbox tod, mail to support@sambar.com is delivered to the local mailbox support, and mail for any other sambar.com account is placed in the other mailbox.
Fetcher Routing
Operation When the Fetcher retrieves mail, there are two modes that can be used:
If the second option is used for the Fetcher, the Local Domains of both the [smtpd] section and fetcher configuration are used to determine if the user has a "local" account. Important! The fetcher will be automatically disabled if the POP3 server mail is being retrieved from fails 10 successive times. Note: This can be configured in the config/mail.ini by modifying the Maximum Fetcher Failures parameter. In the event a fetcher is disabled, mail will be sent to the Unknown Mailbox account notifying the user of the failure (if an unknown mailbox is configured).
Fetcher Aliases Warning! A typical error is to setup a regular alias for mailing lists and then use a "Global Routing Rule" to redirect the fetcher mail to a particular mailbox. This will cause looping of the mail message until it is ultimately deleted.
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