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| author | Louise Crow <louise.crow@gmail.com> | 2014-08-12 09:22:34 +0100 |
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| committer | Louise Crow <louise.crow@gmail.com> | 2014-08-12 09:22:34 +0100 |
| commit | 383c95eca3f50ddbdc4ec61347503d83a068b783 (patch) | |
| tree | 96dc29750e6524c9a879b896e378a197e13313b3 /docs/installing/email.md | |
| parent | eff081e63a767d63e2f5238d986f25c541f8eb95 (diff) | |
Extend troubleshooting examples to backup, bounce handling
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/installing/email.md | 14 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/installing/email.md b/docs/installing/email.md index 412a74f8d..350d20e3d 100644 --- a/docs/installing/email.md +++ b/docs/installing/email.md @@ -297,15 +297,21 @@ To test mail delivery, run: $ /usr/sbin/sendmail -bv foi+request-1234@example.com Make sure to replace `example.com` with your domain. This command tells -you if sending the emails to `foi\+.*example.com` is working (it doesn't -actually send any mail). If it is working, you should receive a delivery -report email, with text like +you if sending the emails to `foi\+.*example.com` and the backup account +is working (it doesn't actually send any mail). If it is working, you +should receive a delivery report email, with text like: <foi+request-1234@example.com>: delivery via alaveteli: delivers to command: /var/www/alaveteli/script/mailin + <backupfoi@local.machine.name>: delivery via local: delivers to mailbox You can also test the other aliases you have set up for your domain in -this section to check that they will deliver mail as you expect. +this section to check that they will deliver mail as you expect. For +example, you can test bounce message routing in the same way - the text +of this delivery report mail should read something like: + + <user-support@example.com>: delivery via alaveteli_replies: delivers to command: /var/www/alaveteli/script/handle-mail-replies + Note that you may need to install the `mailutils` package to read the delivery report email using the `mail` command on a new server: |