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To: UW Linux Group <linux@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: E-mail accounts
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On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, M. Oesterwinter wrote:

> Couple of questions about e-mail accounts.  When web-hosting companies run
> virtual domains on single boxen, how do they handle e-mail.  I am assuming
> that the standard user account/e-mail system doesn't work, since you can
> have webmaster@domain1.com and webmaster@domain2.com.  Anyone have a
> reference on how this is done?

/etc/sendmail.cw 

# sendmail.cw - include all aliases for your machine here.
firstdomain.com
seconddomain.com
thirddomain.com
fourthdomain.com
fifthdomain.com
sixithdomain.com

#that's how :)




> 
> Second question (probably related)?  How do I restrict account on a Linux
> box to only be able to log in with IMAP or POP and not gain shell access?

in /etc/passwd, change the users shell from /bin/bash (if that is the
default) to /bin/false. 

.