Re: [Exim] qualify_domain is also a hostname

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Randy Bush
CC: exim users
Subject: Re: [Exim] qualify_domain is also a hostname
On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Randy Bush wrote:

> on further thought, i think the cause of what i perceive as a problem is


>   o on the local host, roam.psg.com, i address mail to either
>     - randy, or
>     - foo@???
>     - bar@???


Where do you want the mail to randy to go? To the local host or to
randy@????

>   o i need all mail to appear to be From: randy@???, i.e. no hostname,
>     and have no Sender: line

>
> a rewrite rule does not seem to address this.


Aha! I think I now understand. Let me see if I have got this right:

o All mail should come from randy@???.

o Mail sent to "randy" on roam.psg.com should be delivered to
randy@??? (i.e. locally) and not to randy@???.

Is that right? If so, what you need is

qualify_domain = psg.com
qualify_recipient = roam.psg.com

The first of these qualifies senders, the second recipients. The second
defaults to the first if you don't set it.

All of this is independent of local_domains and primary_hostname except
that if you don't set local_domains or either of the qualifys, they
default to primary_hostname.

Originally, Exim just had qualify_domain, which applied to both senders
and recipients. The additional qualify_recipient was added at 0.35 after
discussion with a user who was experimenting with Exim and having a
problem with setting up his world as he wanted it. I seem to recall that
user was you! Welcome back!

Philip

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