[Exim] Re: Envelope-To, aliasfile and multidrop, Exim 3.13

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Author: Miquel van Smoorenburg
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To: exim-users
Subject: [Exim] Re: Envelope-To, aliasfile and multidrop, Exim 3.13
In article <87ofhozpku.fsf@???>,
Paul Crowley <paul@???> wrote:
>The problem is that some addresses end up in the multidrop mailbox as
>a result of an aliasfile entry, and in this instance it is the *old*
>Envelope-To that gets written, not the new. So if there's an alias
>file on the hub that reads
>
>smof@???: mxtest@???
>
>then mail addressed to "smof@???" ends up in my
>multidrop mailbox as it should, but the "Envelope-to" still reads
>"smof@???", so when it arrives on my local
>machine, it doesn't know what to do with it because it doesn't have
>the address on the right hand side of the alias file entry.
>Anyone know a good solution?


Well I know a way around it - see the patch at
http://www.exim.org/pipermail/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20020304/035908.html

Just set up your alias file as

smof@???: !mxtest@???

As Philip noted, the '!' is not a good escape character because it's
valid in a rfc822 address, so it probably should be something else
(perhaps a '>', indicating 'redirect' ? ). For now it will do fine though

Mike.