How to create mail forward only?

[Eyfi]

I have a couple of users that have their own email addresses and mailboxes hosted by their ISP's. I need to set up a company email for these users but I don't need a Zimbra mailbox for that. AKA I just need to create a simple mail forward.

I know this can be done in sendmail and postfix by modifying appropriate aliases files. How can this be accomplished in Zimbra?

[soxfan]

Are you using the OS or Network Edition of Zimbra? If you are using the OSE then you don't have to worry about licenses, and you can just setup a regular user account under the Admin interface. Then on the Preferences tab check the box to disable local delivery, and on the Forwarding tab enter the user's personal email address. If you are using the Network Edition then you wouldn't want to waste licenses on these users. You can still use the Postfix aliases file for this setup. Search the forums and the wiki for more details.

[Eyfi]

This is what I did to fix this:

I used info in artturi's post 37801

Edited /opt/zimbra/conf/zmmta.cf

POSTCONF virtual_alias_maps      LOCAL postfix_virtual_alias_maps

This will then give a final result in postfix/conf/main.cf :

virtual_alias_maps = ldap:/opt/zimbra/conf/ldap-vam.cf ,
                                   hash:/etc/ldap.aliases

Now I edited the /opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/virtual and added at the bottom of that file:

user@domain1.com user2@domain2.com

Now I run the following command to apply the mail forward and restarted postfix:

/opt/zimbra/postfix/sbin/postmap /opt/zimbra/postfix/conf/virtual

Then I did a test by sending email from my gmail account to user@domain1.com and it was delivered to user2@domain2.com.

Other way of doing this is of course to set up a distribution list in the Zimbra GUI but I guess that gets very quickly very loaded and using my way I can comment all the setup and get better overview of things.

My only concern is if this will all be defaulted again in next upgrade? Is there some other better way to do this? Pls. comment.

[Krishopper]

Just another suggestion on this topic: How about a distribution list, where the distribution lists address is the email address on the zimbra server, and you can have a single member being the address being forwarded to.. then there are no postfix hacks and no zimbra accounts being utilized.. and all manageable from the admin console.

user@domain.com forwards to someone@else.com:

# zmprov createDistributionList user@domain.com
# zmprov addDistributionListMember user@domain.com someone@else.com

[CJ.deb]

user@domain.com forwards to someone@else.com:
# zmprov createDistributionList user@domain.com
# zmprov addDistributionListMember user@domain.com someone@else.com

Just to clarify, because it seems I've the problem with Distribution List (Distribution List: A group of accounts / aliases seems but not forwards).

I want to create a DistributionList with local users, but also "external" users in it.
Do I understand correctly that:
1) When I create the DistributionList in "Admin Web Interface" with members.
DistributionList : something@domain.com
Member : user@domain.com
Member : someone@else.com
email to "something@domain.com" will be delivered to user@domain.com BUT NOT someone@else.com.

2) if I use above workaround or :
set up the local account as a distribution list:
zmprov cdl something@domain.com
and add the external account to the dl:
zmprov adlm user@domain.com someone@else.com
it works ?
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Required Task/feature
I'll create mixed distribution (forward lists) in the Admin web-interface that can handle both, internal and external eMails.
But for me seems not possible?
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Any comment for this, or is this misunderstanding?
If nobody knows I bug report for this I can fill in.

Cheers
Christian

[zaf]

Email accounts within distribution lists do not need to be local. Any valid email address is valid as a distribution list member

[Krishopper]

zmprov cdl list@domain.com
zmprov adlm list@domain.com user@domain.com
zmprov adlm list@domain.com someone@else.com

Will deliver email to user@domain.com and someone@else.com when mail is sent to list@domain.com.. this is where user@domain.com is local and someone@else.com is not and is located elsewhere on the internet.

[ramones]

I have the scenario like this :
1. I have zimbra user, user1@domain.com
2. I have another user user2domain.com (the same domain with zimbra user), which has mailbox in the webhosting.
3. I've made an alias for user1@domain.com in webhosting (so the zimbra can fetch)

Problem : - I can't send mail to user2@domain.com , but can receive from user2

I'm stuck...How can i run this scenario?

Thx guys

[mmorse]

Welcome to the forums,

It sounds like your asking what is referred to as Split Domain - Zimbra :: Wiki