Alias Agent - Aliases

IMPORTANT: You must restart the msgalias executable to effect any changes in the Alias Agent's configuration. For information on loading and unloading the NetMail® Agents, see the Novell® NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

 

Aliases

Local Alias

Aliases that are only recognized by the current Alias Agent. They are stored in the local Alias Agent’s alias table.

Local aliases are ideal when you are maintaining identical aliases, such as Admin or Webmaster, in a single messaging system.

For more information, see the Novell NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

 

Global Aliases

Aliases that are recognized by every Alias Agent running on a distributed messaging server. Global aliases are stored in a shared alias table in the Internet Services container. The shared alias table includes entries from every Alias Agent running on a distributed messaging server.

Other than the fact that global aliases are recognized throughout the messaging system, there is no difference between local and global aliases. Global aliases are defined in exactly the same manner as local aliases and the same rules apply.

NOTE: The preferred way to manage Global Aliases is to define NDS® Alias objects. This is because NDS Alias objects provide all the functionality of Global Aliases, but they do not require an Alias Agent. (You cannot create Alias objects in WebAdmin; therefore, you must use another administrative tool, such as iManager, to create Alias objects.)

For more information, see the Novell NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

 

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