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Email Alias Manager

Guide ID: 12
Path: Operations Manual / Operational Knowledge Base / Email Alias Manager
Slug: email-alias-manager
Source Post: 35
Last Source Modified: 2026-05-31 04:08:17
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Email Alias Manager

Subsystem: WSAI_EmailAliasManager_v1

Status: Production Validated / Locked

Purpose

The Email Alias Manager governs approved email aliases, mailbox identities, alias-to-mailbox authorization, and Postfix routing synchronization for self-hosted WickedSpooky.ai mail infrastructure.

Authority Model

  • MariaDB wsai_ops = alias governance authority
  • Postfix/Dovecot = runtime mail delivery layer
  • Roundcube = webmail client layer
  • WordPress Knowledge Base = operational documentation layer

Validated Architecture

  • Shared alias visibility is governed by mailbox/user authorization.
  • Alias addresses are domain-specific governed objects.
  • Mailbox identities are domain-independent user identities.
  • Aliases may deliver to one or more authorized mailbox destinations.
  • Runtime mailboxes must exist before mailbox identities are promoted to active governance.

Current Validated Mailbox State

  • Validated mailbox identity: sam
  • Additional active mailbox identity: sheri
  • Planned mailbox identity: chris
  • Current validation gate status: PASS

Active Self-Hosted Mail Domains

  • secondactsam.com
  • wickedspooky.org
  • wickedspooky.ai

Planned Domains

  • artofsheri.com
  • blueroseretreats.com

Runtime Notes

  • Mail host remains Postfix/Dovecot only.
  • Roundcube runs on the web host.
  • Alias governance must remain separate from domain DNS/MX routing governance.
  • Do not create mailbox users in governance before corresponding runtime mailboxes exist.

Validation Query

SELECT *
FROM v_mailbox_governance_validation_gate;

Known Good Validation Result

mailbox_identities: 3
active_mailboxes: 2
planned_mailboxes: 1
active_runtime_drift: 0
roundcube_runtime_drift: 0
active_alias_authorization_drift: 0
validation_status: PASS

Bootstrap Usage

Bootstrap Repository:
WSAI_EmailAliasManager_v1

Related Subsystems

  • WSAI_DomainMailRouting_v1
  • WSAI_RoundcubeDeployment_v1
  • WSAI_OperationalKnowledgeBase_v1