Re: [Exim] Exim4: unknown named list error

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Auteur: Philip Hazel
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Aan: Joe Lewis
CC: jhorne, exim-users
Onderwerp: Re: [Exim] Exim4: unknown named list error
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Joe Lewis wrote:

> We've declared a domain list such as :
>
>     domainlist local_domains = mysql;SELECT DISTINCT domain FROM \
>     mail_domains WHERE mail_host='localhost'


You have fallen into a common trap of thinking that the syntax
"mysql;..." should return a list of domains. The syntax for that is

${lookup mysql{query}}

The "mysql;..." syntax is for checking that the current domain, when
used in a query, is successful. In effect, you are using the database as
an index. Since you have not mentioned $domain in your query, what you
have written isn't going to work.

I am planning to extend the explanation at the start of chapter 9 to try
to make this distinction more clear.


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