I've been trying to figure out how to do simple e-mail distribution groups in OS X Server 10.6 now for a few hours and I can't seem to figure it out. Basically I want to be able to e-mail multiple people by e-mailing a group that they are a part of. Trying to e-mail the short name of the group doesn't work at all, infact, the SMTP server won't even try to send it.
I'm not interested in the mailing list management features, I just need very simple distribution groups. Is it possible to do this from the Server Admin or Workgroup Manager front ends or must I edit some configuration files? I don't mind editing text files and if push comes to shove… But unfortunately, my collegues don't fare too well with editing configuration files (hence the purchase of a OS X server) and so a GUI frontend solution is preferred. Any takers?
Best Answer
Ok guys,
Its actually much simpler then everything above...
Go back to linux mail basics... and use forwarding :)
Simply open Server Preferences,
Click on Users Add a new user - lets say: contact enable only the Mail service
Then save and close Server Preferences...
Goto Workgroup Manager Under Accounts, select the username Click on Mail You have 3 options, none/enabled/forward
Select Forward In the Forward To field, enter all the email addresses you want to forward to separated by commas
This will forward all emails to the users you specify...