* Philip Hazel (ph10@???) wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Carl B. Constantine wrote:
>
> > local_domains = localhost:duckwing.ca
> >
> > duckwing.ca is the domain that my ISP is hosting for me. I could not get
> > fetchmail and exim to work nicely together without this change.
> > (actually only the local_domains seems to be relevant).
> >
> > Anyway, the problem I've encountered with this setup is I can't send to
> > another user in the duckwing.ca domain. For example, I can't email my
> > wife who gets her mail on our Mac from my Linux box. I get an error back
> > from Exim saying "unknown local part USERID". I assume this is because
> > Exim thinks my linux box is the duckwing.ca mail server and there is no
> > user on my system for my wife.
>
> This will be easier in Exim 4, but is doable in Exim 3. If you want
> yourid@??? to be treated as a local address and all
> others@??? to be treated as remote, do this:
>
> 1. Remove duckwing.ca from local_domains.
>
> 2. Set this as your first router:
>
> special:
> driver = domainlist
> domains = duckwing.ca
> local_parts = yourid
> route_list = * localhost byname
> self = local
>
> The effect of this is to send yourid@??? to the directors, which
> presumably deliver it locally. All others@??? are remote
> addresses, and will (presumably) be sent off to your ISP like any other
> remote domain.
Ok I tried this, but when I go to fetch may mail, fetchmail tells me
it's grabbed so many emails but they are never really downloaded. they
get sent back to the mail server at the isp and I have to download them
again.
I've seen this type of fetchmail/exim interaction show up for a couple
people according to the email archives, but I haven't seen a real
solution other than to use the local_domains option.
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