1.2 File Syntax
The file consists of a list of e-mail addresses or users line by line seperated
by spaces or tabs. The file format can either be unix or a ms-dos format.
Comments are denoted by a '#' character they CANNOT be on the same line
.
There are three types of data that can be imported:
Regular E-mail Users (see section
1.2.1)
User ALiases (Aliases of an E-mail User)
(see section 1.2.2)
Alias forwarded to Aliases and E-mail
users (see section 1.2.3)
The sequence of processing the enteies are as followed. It is very important
that the sequence of creation is followed:
A. Regular E-mail Users
B. User ALiases (Aliases to an
E-mail User)
C. Alias forwarded to Aliases and E-mail
users
The data types and examples are explained below based on:
- Default main domain is spoolmail.com.
We also assume that there is an alias domain called postini-solutions.com.
- Third party email address, e.g. gmail or yahoo are colored in color.
- The E-mail users
are preseneted in this color.
- The aliases
are this color.
- Passwords
are presented in this color.
1.2.1 Regular E-mail Users:
The first example below includes
the domain name. The second example is also correct as the system will append
the default domain @spoolmail.com
to the username if a domain is not specified.
john@spoolmail.com
john1234
OR
kathy
kathy123
The first line above will import john@spoolmail.com
with a password of john1234.
The second line will append username kathy
to the default domain which is spoolmail.com.
which is specified by the -m parameter when the import script is run.
So the user will be interpreted as kathy@spoolmail.com
with a password of kathy123.
1.2.2 Alias to an E-mail User:
john@spoolmail.com
john.wayne@postini-solutions.com,jwayne@spoolmail.com,jwayne@postini-solutions.com
In the above example all the aliases
which are in green are aliased to the existing user john@spoolmail.com.
Please note that each alias entry
is separated by a comma.
Please find additional valid entries for alias creation below:
john accounting@spoolmail.com,ap@spoolmail.com,accounting@postini-solutions.com
kathy@spoolmail.com
purchasing@postini-solutions.com,admin@spoolmail.com
1.2.3 Alias forwarded to Aliases and E-mail
users:
marketing@spoolmail.com
john@spoolmail.com,kathy@spoolmail.com, postinisolutions@yahoo.com,postinisolutions@gmail.com
In the above example all emails to the alias marketing@spoolmail.com
would also deliver to the email addresses:
john@spoolmail.com,kathy@spoolmail.com, postinisolutions@yahoo.com,postinisolutions@gmail.com
To view a sample .txt file with comments included, view test1.txt.
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Webservio Email Continuity Bulk User Creation1.2 File Syntax
The file consists of a list of e-mail addresses or users line by line
seperated by spaces or tabs. The file format can either be unix or a
ms-dos format.
Comments are denoted by a '#' character they CANNOT be on the same line
.
There are three types of data that can be imported:
Regular E-mail Users (see section 1.2.1)
User ALiases (Aliases of an E-mail User) (see section 1.2.2)
Alias forwarded to Aliases and E-mail users (see section 1.2.3)
The sequence of processing the enteies are as followed. It is very important that the sequence of creation is fiollowed:
A. Regular E-mail Users
B. User ALiases (Aliases to an E-mail User)
C. Alias forwarded to Aliases and E-mail users
The data types and examples are explained below based on:
- Default main domain is spoolmail.com. We also assume that there is an alias domain called postini-solutions.com.
- Third party email address, e.g. gmail or yahoo are colored in color.
- The E-mail users are preseneted in this color.
- The aliases are this color.
- Passwords are presented in this color.
***** Important:
- There sould be only one space between each separate data fields otherwise the program will not process the entery.
1.2.1 Regular E-mail Users:
The first example
below includes the domain name. The second example is also correct as
the syetm will append the default domain @doe.com to the username.
john@doe.com password1234
OR
john password1234
The first line above will import john@doe.com with a password of password1234.
The second line will append username john to the default domain is doe.com. which is specified by the -m parameter when import script is run.
So the user will be interpreted as john@doe.com.
1.2.2 Alias to an E-mail User:
john@doe.com john@aliastodoe.com,john.mayer@doe.com,john@aliastodoe.com
In the above example all the aliases which are in green are aliased to the existing user john@doe.com. Please note that each entry is separate by comma.
1.2.3 Alias forwarded to Aliases and E-mail users:
accounting@aliastodoe.com john@doe.com, john@gmail.com.john1997@yahoo.com
In the above example all emails to the alias accounting@aliastodoe.com would also deliver to the email addresses:
john@doe.com, john@gmail.com.john1997@yahoo.com
To view a sample data text file, please view test1.txt
