Setting up test user email accounts on a domU

Replace domU below with the hostname of your virtual machine and username with your personal user account.

On domU

Install a mail transfer agent and imap server

Set up postfix

Create a /etc/postfix/virtual file with entries like so:

Generate the virtual.db:

Tell postfix about your new virtual setup by adding the following to /etc/postfix/main.cf:

Restart postfix:

Set up dovecot

In /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf, find this line:

On dom0

Set up a new account in your favorite mail reader:

• Protocol: IMAP
• Host: domU
• User: username

You will now receive all mails to foo@domU, bar@domU, etc.