[ngw] Hosting Groupwise for several internet domain names

Thu Apr 29 18:54:36 UTC 2010

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On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Dan Sadaka <dan at web-site1.com> wrote:

>  Thanks, Chad.  We'll get a test setup going ASAP.  Good to know we can
> call with questions.
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> Thanks again,
> Dan
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> On 4/28/2010 10:47 PM, Chad Griewahn wrote:
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>  Did not really follow any document per se.  Just works.  If you have
> specific questions, you can email me off list and we can compare notes and
> config options.  I am sure this is much more common than you may think.
>  Maybe not as hosted but more parent/child company configs.
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>  In short:
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> Company A PO
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> Company B PO
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> Single domain with single GWIA
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> No port conflicts as long as POA ports are unique - standard stuff
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> GWIA has both company A and B domains defined as valid in Internet
> Addressing
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> Disable global address book
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> All users, resources, dist lists and so on have visibility set to PO only
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> All users, resources, dist lists and so on have internet addressing defined
> to their specific domain and the exclusive option is set
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>  You could crate multiple domains if you so desired as well and there are
> arguments for and against doing so.  This is just how we do it but I defer
> to the list for potential better ways.  In our case, we have several
> business units and we only need limited separation.  Our idea of this being
> easy to manage is also skewed by the fact that we have IDM managing the GW
> accounts.
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> Chad Griewahn
> Infrastructure Engineer / Integrator
> Booth Newspapers
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> >>> Dan Sadaka <dan at web-site1.com> <dan at web-site1.com> 4/28/2010 10:13 PM
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> Chad,
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> I've been googling all day and can't seem to find anything.  I also have
> all the GW admin manuals back to 5.5. Can you point me to the doc you
> referenced when setting this up?
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
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> On 4/28/2010 7:27 PM, Chad Griewahn wrote:
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>  We do this here with over a dozen domain names and several POs with a
> single GWIA.  Just be careful with account visiblity, the global address
> book and also make sure to always select the ..Use is only know by this
> email.. check box.  Other than that, GW handles this just fine and does not
> really require any real additional setup IMO.
>
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>  Just my 2 cents.
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> >>> Dan Sadaka <dan at web-site1.com> <dan at web-site1.com> 4/28/2010 6:35 PM
> >>>
> I've setup GWIA's to handle multiple internet domains, but only for a
> single company with a single PO.
> In this situation, each internet domain should have it's own PO for
> separation.  The biggest conflict I see is port 25 (and 143 IMAP).
> You wouldn't want each domain to have to use different ports.
> Can the GWIA be configured to handle multiple PO's and route based on the
> recipient's internet domain?  Or does the MTA handle that?
> I don't mind each internet domain having to use a different PO port in
> their client's.
>
> TIA,
> Dan
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> Joe Acquisto wrote:
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> No port conflicts exist,  unless hosting more than one MTA or PO on a
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> single host, with single IP.
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> It's fairly straight forward to have multiple "email domains" handled
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> by one GWIA.
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> joe a.
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> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Dan Sadaka <dan at web-site1.com> <dan at web-site1.com> wrote:
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> Greetings all,
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> I have a client requesting we host GW for them.  No biggie, usually, we've
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> done it before.  However, this client has half a dozen different internet
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> domains that should be treated as completely separate entities--not the same
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> users with different addresses.
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> So, I figured we'd just create a GW domain for each internet domain but...
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> what about the ports conflicts?
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> Has anyone done this?
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> Can you point me to a reference on how to set this up?
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> TIA<
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> Dan
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