Re: [EXIM] No delivery to/from usernames containing a number…

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Author: Anand Buddhdev
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To: ayn, avatar
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] No delivery to/from usernames containing a number - Exim on Solaris 2.6
On Mon, Oct 12, 1998 at 10:18:15AM +0100, Alistair Young wrote:

> I've done that (output appended below) - unfortunately, with somewhat
> unrevealing results...
>
> Output:
>
> # finger z4Djas                    yum-yum:root:pts/3
> Login name: z4Djas                      In real life: James Scott
> Directory: /home/fake               
> Last login Fri Sep 18 11:18 on pts/4 from peep-bo.hummersk
> No unread mail
> No Plan.


I'm no expert, but I know that if you create usernames with capital letters
in them (like z4Djas), the system honours those capitals. However, exim is
lower-casing the username before checking it, and thus it is failing to
find it. Try the no_locally_caseless option, and see if it helps.

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Anand

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