From 2e467ab802ab7b1a1aff2cb34d2cf49ff840c9cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: andryyy Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 23:16:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add sender/receiver model --- docs/first_steps.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/first_steps.md b/docs/first_steps.md index 461b0b8c..a5ed486e 100644 --- a/docs/first_steps.md +++ b/docs/first_steps.md @@ -133,3 +133,38 @@ server { } ``` +# Sender and receiver model + +When a mailbox is created, a user is allowed to send mail from and receive mail for his own mailbox address. + + Mailbox me@example.org is created. example.org is a primary domain. + Note: a mailbox cannot be created in an alias domain. + + me@example.org is only known as me@example.org. + me@example.org is allowed to send as me@example.org. + +We can add an alias domain for example.org: + + Alias domain alias.com is added and assigned to primary domain example.org. + me@example.org is now known as me@example.org and me@alias.com. + me@example.org is now allowed to send as me@example.org and me@alias.com. + +We can add aliases for a mailbox to receive mail for and to send from this new address. + +It is important to know, that you are not able to receive mail for `my-alias@my-alias-domain.tld`. You would need to create this particular alias. + + me@example.org is assigned the alias alias@example.org + me@example.org is now known as alias@example.org, me@alias.com, alias@example.org + + me@example.org is NOT known as alias@alias.com. + +Administrators and domain administrators can edit mailboxes to allow specific users to send as other mailbox users ("delegate" them). + +You can choose between mailbox users or completely disable the sender check for domains. + +**SOGo "mail from" addresses** + +Mailbox users can, obviously, select their own mailbox address, as well as all alias addresses and aliases that exist through alias domains. + +If you want to select another _existing_ mailbox user as your "mail from" address, this user has to delegate you access through SOGo (see SOGo documentation). Moreover a mailcow (domain) administrator +needs to grant you access as described above. \ No newline at end of file