Re: [Exim] local_domains_include_host has opposite effect

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Author: Corin Hartland-Swann
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To: Philip Hazel
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] local_domains_include_host has opposite effect
Hi Philip,

On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Philip Hazel wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Corin Hartland-Swann wrote:
> > Basically, when this option is set, it reports that the primary_hostname
> > is not in local_domains. When I leave it unset it doesn't even mention
> > it's checking to see if it's in local_domains.
>
> That is not the correct interpretation of the evidence you posted. You
> haven't posted enough!


Sorry - I was only trying to find out why local_domains_include_host was
producing different debugging output to saying local_domain = @ : ...

I was ignoring the rest of the debugging information because that wasn't
causing any problems :)

> > Config:
> >   local_domains_include_host = yes
> >   local_domains = dbm;/home/mail/db/local-domains.dbm
> > Results:
> >   Exim version 3.16 debug level 9 uid=0 gid=0
> >   probably Berkeley DB version 1.8x (native mode)
> >   search_open: dbm "/home/mail/db/local-domains.dbm"
> >   search_find: file="/home/mail/db/local-domains.dbm"
> >     key="buffy.commerce.uk.net" partial=-1

>
> It's checking to see if the primary host name is already in the list. If
> so, it doesn't bother to add it.
>
> > buffy.commerce.uk.net in local_domains? no (end of list)
>
> It doesn't find it, so it should be adding it before proceeding to do
> the real job.


This is what I didn't realise (because it doesn't explicitly mention that
it's going to add it when it doesn't find it).

> > Address testing: uid=0 gid=0 euid=8 egid=12
>
> *Now* it is going to test the address -- but you didn't post what
> happened after that. Did you try to test an address@???
> and it didn't treat it as local?


No - it worked fine! That's why I missed it out.

Thanks for the help...

Corin

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