From: jgg <> Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 01:59:42 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Doc updates for email forwarding X-Git-Tag: debian_userdir-ldap_0-3-7~149 X-Git-Url: https://git.adam-barratt.org.uk/?p=mirror%2Fuserdir-ldap.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=a5bf36beffbd877ead1d80f70b756bac547863fb Doc updates for email forwarding --- diff --git a/web/doc-general.wml b/web/doc-general.wml index 5414bd8..183446c 100644 --- a/web/doc-general.wml +++ b/web/doc-general.wml @@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ also provides services for leaving vacation notices, updating email forwarding, ssh authentication keys and other information.

-Note: master does not presently use the LDAP directory. All machines running -OpenSSH are using replicated SSH RSA authentication keys. +Note: the 'passwd' program and 'chfn' do not work with LDAP information. +Please use the web page or email gateway for the time being. All machines +running OpenSSH are using replicated SSH RSA authentication keys.

Security and Privacy

Three levels of information security are provided by the database. The first diff --git a/web/forward.html b/web/forward.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7fc890c --- /dev/null +++ b/web/forward.html @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ + + + +Debian GNU/Linux -- Email Forwarding + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ +Debian Project +
+Home +About Debian +News +Distribution +Support +Developers' Corner +Search +
+

Email Forwarding

+

+Emails to @debian.org now go through a LDAP distributed email system. This +system uses the forwarding field in the LDAP directory to route mail without +passing it through a users .forward/.qmail file on a single computer. +Multiple machines participate in the forwarding to provide redudency. +

+The system is very simple, each of the forwarders inspects the ldap database +to see if foo@debian.org has fowarding set to an address, if so the envelope +address to is rewritten and the message redirected to that address. +Otherwise the message is relayed to master.debian.org for processing by the +users .qmail files. If email forwarding is setup then .qmail files are +NOT considered. Extension addresses (foo-lists) are always routed +directly to master for processing. +

+All machines also use the forwarding attribute as a default destination for +email. If the user has a home directory and no .forward file the mail is +forwarded rather than delivered to /var/spool/mail. This makes sure cron +reports, bug responses and other unexpected emails are not lost. +

+The email forwarding can be easially reconfigured using GnuPG: +

+echo "emailfoward: foo@bar.com" | gpg --clearsign | mail change@db.debian.org
+
+or by visiting db.debian.org/ +
+

Back to the Debian Project homepage. +

+You can contact us at admin@db.debian.org.

+Last Modified: Wed, May 3 03:52:52 UTC 2000
+Copyright © 1997-1999 SPI; See license terms + + + + diff --git a/web/forward.wml b/web/forward.wml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0a374af --- /dev/null +++ b/web/forward.wml @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +#use wml::debian::template title="Email Forwarding" +

+Emails to @debian.org now go through a LDAP distributed email system. This +system uses the forwarding field in the LDAP directory to route mail without +passing it through a users .forward/.qmail file on a single computer. +Multiple machines participate in the forwarding to provide redudency. + +

+The system is very simple, each of the forwarders inspects the ldap database +to see if foo@debian.org has fowarding set to an address, if so the envelope +address to is rewritten and the message redirected to that address. +Otherwise the message is relayed to master.debian.org for processing by the +users .qmail files. If email forwarding is setup then .qmail files are +NOT considered. Extension addresses (foo-lists) are always routed +directly to master for processing. + +

+All machines also use the forwarding attribute as a default destination for +email. If the user has a home directory and no .forward file the mail is +forwarded rather than delivered to /var/spool/mail. This makes sure cron +reports, bug responses and other unexpected emails are not lost. + +

+The email forwarding can be easially reconfigured using GnuPG: +

+echo "emailfoward: foo@bar.com" | gpg --clearsign | mail change@db.debian.org
+
+or by visiting db.debian.org/ + diff --git a/web/login.html b/web/login.html index 0f48d67..5c4b770 100644 --- a/web/login.html +++ b/web/login.html @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ - + @@ -47,12 +47,16 @@ You can also access the pages securely
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Debian development machines

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Debian development machines +
Lost or forgotten password instructions +

+

Back to the Debian Project homepage.

You can contact us at admin@db.debian.org.

-Last Modified: Thu, Nov 25 07:35:32 UTC 1999
+Last Modified: Wed, May 3 03:55:08 UTC 2000
Copyright © 1997-1999 SPI; See license terms diff --git a/web/login.wml b/web/login.wml index 91ccdc9..c90c604 100644 --- a/web/login.wml +++ b/web/login.wml @@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ You can also access the pages securely
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Debian development machines +
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diff --git a/web/searchform.html b/web/searchform.html index 304d057..a1b0e08 100644 --- a/web/searchform.html +++ b/web/searchform.html @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ - +
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Debian development machines

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Documentation

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Debian development machines +
Documentation +
Lost or forgotten password instructions +
Debian.org Email Forwarding +

+

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You can contact us at admin@db.debian.org.

-Last Modified: Tue, Dec 28 06:31:32 UTC 1999
+Last Modified: Wed, May 3 03:55:08 UTC 2000
Copyright © 1997-1999 SPI; See license terms diff --git a/web/searchform.wml b/web/searchform.wml index d41a72e..db5775f 100644 --- a/web/searchform.wml +++ b/web/searchform.wml @@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ settings

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Lost or forgotten password instructions +
Debian.org Email Forwarding +

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