Re: [exim] .forward and qualify_domain

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Author: Stian Jordet
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] .forward and qualify_domain
man, 22,.08.2005 kl. 09.54 +0100, skrev Philip Hazel:
> 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.


I did solve this another way, but my point was that while I can force
qualify_preserve_domain without the \, but I can't force
no_qualify_preserver_domain with the \. I wanted to choose which way I
wanted it.

Thanks for your answer :)

Best regards,
Stian