Re: localhost masquerading as local domain.

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Author: Adrian Bool
Date:  
To: jean-francois poirier
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: localhost masquerading as local domain.
On Fri 17 Oct, jean-francois poirier wrote:
>
>     hi guys, here's one for ya.

>
>     our exim server is setup to answer
>     to several local domains, of which
>     the main one is netgraphe.qc.ca
>     now, whenever anyone sends mail from
>     the server (hermes.netgraphe.qc.ca),
>     the header X-Sender and the user's
>     address along with hermes.netgraphe.qc.ca
>     is appended.

>
>     annoying, but liveable with.  now
>     where it really causes a problem is
>     when exim is trying to send an error
>     message.  it oftens ends up trying
>     to send it to
>     postmaster@???
>     which doesn't work.

>
>     any way to make
>     hermes.netgraphe.qc.ca = netgraphe.qc.ca
>     without adding a *.netgraphe.qc.ca
>     in the local_domains?


Hi,

Try setting,

qualify_domain = netgraphe.qc.ca

to make everythign look lie it is coming from the right domain,

could you not also set,

local_domains = "hermes.netgraphe.qc.ca:\
         netgraphe.qc.ca"


at least?

aid
        
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