doc/web/source/features.rst
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Features of vmm
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General features
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 ‣ Unicode/UTF-8 capable (input/storage/output)
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 ‣ supports IDN_
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 ‣ supports the mailbox format Maildir_ and Dovecot's own high-performance
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   mailbox formats single- and multi-\ dbox_
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 ‣ configurable basic mailbox structure, including sub-mailboxes
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 ‣ multilingual — currently:
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  * Dutch
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  * English
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  * Finnish
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  * French
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  * German
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  * Vietnamese
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Domain features
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 ‣ configurable transport_ setting per domain
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 ‣ unique group identifier (GID) per domain
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 ‣ each domain may have one or more alias domain names
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 ‣ activate or deactivate services (SMTP, POP3, IMAP and ManageSieve) for new
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   or all accounts of a domain
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 ‣ configurable quota limits (size and/or number of messages) for the
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   domain's accounts
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 ‣ supports relocated_ users
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 ‣ the postmaster account can be created automatically when a new domain is
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   created
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 ‣ supports per-domain catch-all aliases
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Alias domain features
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 ‣ alias domain names can be switched between domains
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Account features
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 ‣ configurable transport per account
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 ‣ activate or deactivate one/more/all services (SMTP, POP3, IMAP and
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   ManageSieve) per account
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 ‣ configurable quota limit (size and/or number of messages) per user
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 ‣ per-account configuration overrides defaults defined by the domain,
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   otherwise the setting is inherited
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 ‣ unique user identifier (UID) per user
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Alias features
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 ‣ supports multiple destinations per e-mail alias
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 ‣ destinations can be deleted separately
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 ‣ respects Postfix' virtual_alias_expansion_limit_ on creation
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 ‣ destinations can be interpolated using the original address' local-part
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   and domain, allowing aliases to have different meaning in alias domains,
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   e.g. with the following defined in example.org::
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    postmaster@example.org  →  postmaster+%d@admin.example.org
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   If example.com is an alias domain of example.org, the alias will become::
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    postmaster@example.org  →  postmaster+example.org@admin.example.org
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    postmaster@example.com  →  postmaster+example.com@admin.example.org
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Wanted features
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 ‣ Do you want more? Please use the `issue tracker`_ to submit your proposal.
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.. include:: ext_references.rst