webmail easy link out of CPanel

[csit]

Hello,

in order to facilitate the webmail access (without login to CPanel)I made
a redirection as follows:

WHM --> Subdomains --> Create a Subdomain -->

webmail.domainname.com

with redirection to

domainname.com:2096/horde/index.php

and it works fine.

But I would like to replace "webmail" with another word

like post or other words, how can I do?

I tried with post.domainname.com but does not work,
where i mistake?

Thanks

 

[Dan]

Hello csit,

I must be misunderstanding something here. Why not simply have them go to www.domain.com/webmail? Don't need any redirects or anything. And then they'll be able to manage their own forwarders, passwords, etc...

 

[csit]

Hello Dan,

yes you are right too but (for many reasons) i do not want to give then that CPanelmail control panel.

They just need the most easy link, nothing more.

Also the same way i should follow if i want to create a subdomain like:

subdomain.domainname.com or not?

Thanks

 

[khiltd]

What doesn't work? Does the domain not resolve, does Apache not accept the request, or is the user simply not redirected where you want them to go?

 

[csit]

below what i get :

"Error Could not locate remote server"

 

[Dan]

HERE is a post on CPanel's forum that gives a few options. Personally I would recommend installing their own copy of Squirrelmail or something for them.

 

[csit]

Thanks Dan but i do not have a registration yet to view the post

But...anyway the issue remains because it seems i can create
subdomains only named: WEBMAIL.domainname.com !!

Any other word then WEBMAIL does not work!

Sure it is a stupid question this mine
Thanks

 

[khiltd]

Then you may simply need to wait until the DNS info has a chance to propagate to wherever you are. If you do a

dig @ns1.yourdomain.com post.yourdomain.com +short

does it return the correct IP? If not then you should probably run your nameservers through dnsreports.com or http://www.infoblox.com/services/dns_advisor_tool.cfm to see where you went wrong.

 

[csit]

for sure DNS are propagate since long time, anyway do you mean

tracert @ns.maydomainname.com post.mydomainname.com

and then what is +short

 

[khiltd]

tracert and dig are two completely different commands. If you just added a new record it might not be cached everywhere in the world.

 

[csit]

tracert and dig are two completely different commands. If you just added a new record it might not be cached everywhere in the world.

sorry i mixed dig with win

 

[csit]

Ok now works everything.

Yes the issue was DNS Propagation not yet completed.

Thanks everybody for help