Re: [EXIM] aliasfile vs. forwardfile for mailing lists

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Peter Galbavy
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] aliasfile vs. forwardfile for mailing lists
On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Peter Galbavy wrote:

> This is likely an FAQ - but no sign in the FAQ :)


There will be - eventually. :-)

> I am building some largish mailing lists with Majordomo, and was
> wondering if it worth leaving the actually list expansion to the
> aliasfile :include: mechanism or should I consider using the
> forwardfile transport ? Is there any real difference in terms of
> facilities and/or performance ?


I don't think there are any major arguments for using one or the other.
It's mainly a matter of convenience.

> Are the expansions basically exactly the same code anyway ?


The code that pulls out individual addresses from a list is the same.

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@???      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.



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