Re: [exim] .forward and qualify_domain

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Stian Jordet
CC: Exim Users List
Subject: Re: [exim] .forward and qualify_domain
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005, Stian Jordet wrote:

> > sjordet@???, \ingvild
>
> And of course, three minutes after the mail is sent, I find out that the
> backslash makes all the difference. But is there a way to make the
> backslash not matter? I want this for backwards compatibility with an
> older sendmail config.


What \ does in Exim is to preserve the incoming domain. If you don't use
the \, Exim qualifies the local part with $qualify_recipient. If you are
only handling one domain, there is no difference. You can also force the
effect of \ by setting qualify_preserve_domain. See section 22.5 of the
manual.

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