Author: Robert Millan Date: To: Peter Bowyer CC: exim-dev Subject: Re: [exim-dev] [PATCH] Implement redirect
On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 12:20:26AM +0100, Peter Bowyer wrote: >
> I can see the need for this functionality, and thanks for producing a
> patch rather than just an idea....
>
> It seems to be hard-wired to local system users who have home
> directories to drop files in - while I'm sure that fits with your
> needs, shouldn't a generalised implementation play better with other
> ways of specifying valid recipients?
Sendmail uses a special syntax in /etc/mail/aliases to define which user aliases
should actualy work as 551 redirections. The reason why I opted for the home
dir dotfile is that this allows local users to set/unset/update their
redirections without need for manual work by the admin.
As you accurately guessed, the ~/.redirect interface fits with my needs, but I
don't see why not supporting the Sendmail one as well. I can send a patch to
support both if you like.
> Perhaps an extension to the
> redirect router?
Is it possible to generate DSNs from the redirect router?
