Re: [Exim] Handle only some addresses in a domain?

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Author: Joe Frost
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Handle only some addresses in a domain?

Joe Frost wrote:
>
> > > I have a situation where I want EXIM to handle only some of the
> > > addresses in a domain. Our US office is the primary MX for this domain
> > > and it is company policy to address all emails using this domain rather
> > > than a sub-domain.
> > > I want my local copy of EXIM to catch any outgoing messages that would
> > > otherwise be passed to the US server, converted to a sub-domain style
> > > address and then passed back to my local server for local delivery.
> > > Is this possible?
> >
> > Take a look at Q0308 in the FAQ.
>
> This appears from the description to solve my problem, but I'm not sure
> if I understand it correctly:
>
>          special_local:
>            driver = domainlist
>            local_parts = whatever...
>            domains = whatever...
>            route_list = * localhost byname
>            self = local

>
> What should be inserted in the "local_parts =" and the "domains ="
> sections assuming that my local domain is xyz.com, and the domain that
> I want to catch some address for is abc.com?
>
> Ideally I would like the decision as to whether an address is local or
> not to be made based on whether an LDAP lookup succeeds or not, is this
> at all possible?


Another question following on from this, is it possible to re-write the
domain part of the message if it turns out not to be local?

Thanks again for your help,

Joe