Re: [EXIM] local_domains EXCEPT for a host?

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Chris Faehl
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] local_domains EXCEPT for a host?
On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Chris Faehl wrote:

> Hey,
>    I scanned a few months back in the archives, and couldn't see
> anything that looked like it might answer my question (though there
> seemed to be a somewhat relevant thread recently).

>
> I'm trying to receive mail for all cs.unm.edu, EXCEPT one host.
>
> So my local_domains looks like this:
>
> local_domains = *.cs.unm.edu:cs.unm.edu:cs
>
> I've a router that looks like this:
> route_append:
>    driver = domainlist,
>    transport = remote_smtp;
>    route_list = "sweat.cs.unm.edu sweat.cs.unm.edu bydns_a"

>
> It's not working, because sweat.cs.unm.edu resolves to a local address
> (I presume). How can I get this working?


Use a director with a special transport:

sweat_transport:
driver = smtp
hosts = sweat.cs.unm.edu
gethostbyname

sweat_director:
driver = smartuser
domains = sweat.cs.umn.edu
transport = sweat_transport


> Also, I thought there was something in the manual that mentioned sending
> to parts of the domain, eg, since I'm a subdomain in cs.unm.edu, can
> I send mail to other subdomains by saying user@math or user@eece? I can't
> seem to find it...


If your DNS resolver does such things. Or look at the widen_domains
option of lookuphost.


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