Re: [Exim] Exim 4 feature request

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Author: John Jetmore
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To: Philip Hazel
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim 4 feature request
On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Philip Hazel wrote:

> I've just got round to looking at the code to sort this out, and I find
> it is already sorted. hosts_treat_as_local is indeed a list of names,
> but it is checked when Exim 4 is testing "any domain with an MX pointing
> to this host", so what is really checked is "any domain with an MX
> pointing to the local host or to a host named in hosts_treat_as_local".
> However, the check on hosts_treat_as_local is a test on the name only,
> whereas Exim is a bit more rigorous for the real local host - it checks
> whether the IP addresses refer to local interfaces.
>
> This isn't quite the same as "any domain with an MX pointing to
> one of these hosts", but is is good enough to solve your problem?


I believe this fits my needs.

Thank you for this mailer, configuring it for our needs is the most fun
I've had in a long time (which is a little sad, I guess =))

--John

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