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Author: Marc Haber
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] handling multiple local domains and local shell accounts
On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:22:46 +0100, Marc Haber
<mh+exim-users@???> wrote:
>I am currently thinking about a scheme that would only deliver to
>local shell accounts if the domain is something like
>"localhost.example" (actually poor choice, but rfc2606 doesn't allow a
>.local TLD). This way, a.example's domain admin could specify
>alison@??? as alias to alison@??? while not
>specifying bob@??? would keep mail to that address from being
>delivered.
>
>What do people think? I feel like being way over the top here, but
>otherwise doing things like this are necessary. I am still quite new
>to exim 4, and have probably not yet grasped the new concepts. Is what
>I intend to do possible to do in an easier way? What text of dummy
>domain do people recommend for the real local accounts?


Sounds like I have been addressing a non-problem here, since nobody
wanted to comment on that issue. Or have systems with local shell
accounts become that exotic that the case of delivering to a local
account doesn't need to be handled any more?

Greetings
Marc

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