Re: [EXIM] ETRN '@' command?

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Jawaid Bazyar
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] ETRN '@' command?
On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Jawaid Bazyar wrote:

> Well, it's a question of (drum roll) compatibility with Microsoft
> Exchange, which apparently only supports '@' (or possibly no specifier, if
> that makes sense??)


Yes, the specifier is optional. Without it, the name given is a "node
name" and the MTA is supposed to run the queue for that "node".

> Ah, I see, so exim would be attempting (potentially) a lot more deliveries
> than just the ones requested. In my application, that's probably not going
> to happen a lot (the customer in question would have to be on a list or
> exploder on our system). I'll try patching and see how it works.


I entirely agree that it almost certainly wouldn't do any harm, but I
was trying to stick to the rules in RFC 1985.

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