PMDF System Manager's Guide

The PMDF mail server provides a facility which can be used to transform the list and file names specified in user commands prior to actual use. For instance, this can be used to provide access to the same underlying list membership file under two different apparent names. It can also be used to allow use of apparent list names containing characters not allowed in OpenVMS file names. The two mappings MAILSERV_FILES and MAILSERV_LISTS provide this functionality.

The MAILSERV_FILES mapping, if present, is applied to all file names. The mapping table template (right hand side) should set either the $Y or $T flag if the string result produced by the mapping should replace the file that the user specified; if neither of these are set then the results of the mapping will be ignored.

The MAILSERV_LISTS mapping, if present, is applied to all list names. The mapping table template (right hand side) should set either the $Y or $T flag if the string result produced by the mapping should replace the file or list name the user specified. If the $A flag is specified, then the string result produced by the mapping will be used as the From: address in any MAILSERV messages sent back to the user regarding this list. If no flags are set, then the results of the mapping will be ignored. Both a replacement list name and a From: address can be specified by separating them with a comma, e.g.,

MAILSERV_LISTS externalname $Y$Ainternalname,externalname-request@example.com