[exim] Re: Dynamic local_domains

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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To: exim-users
Subject: [exim] Re: Dynamic local_domains
On 2024-01-28 Jerry Stuckle via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
[...]
> In my local configuration file I have


> MAIN_LOCAL_DOMAINS=${lookup MySQL{SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(DISTINCT domain
> SEPARATOR ' : ') FROM emailtable}


> (one line)


> The Debian configuration file has a line


> local_domains = MAIN_LOCAL_DOMAINS

[...]
> Executing


> exim4 -bP +local_domains


> and it comes back with the lookup statement, not the domains. Database
> connection information is defined and correct.

[...]
> Is this too early for Exim to connect to the database? Or am I doing
> something else wrong?


Goo monrning,

-bP does macro replacement, it does not do string expansions, you would
want to either use -be or run in debug mode.

cu Andreas
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