Re: [exim] Sympa and aliasfile?

Jan Johansson wrote:
> I have been asked to set up a Exim/Sympa server, but for political reasons,
> they do not want custom routers/transports, but rather to utilize the sympa
> generated, sendmail-style alias file.
>
> Can it be utilized within exim in an easy way? (In all cases, the effective
> user should be "sympa:sympa"?

AFAIK, the 'challenge' if you are restricted to only the *system* alias file
comes about if the server hosts more than one (mail) domain.

Otherwise, all-else-being-equal, it should JFW.

NB: *someone* will ordinarily need 'root' privs to get those entries into the
system-alias file and/or alter them if/as/when lists change.

If that is part of the 'political reasons' then custom routers that use a
file/table you control and can grant the exim daemon runner access to is 'safer'.

Once the router/transports are installed & tested, no further access to exim's
config is needed as you set up/tear-down lists.

Bill

(Using Ecartis, with very similar issues, on virtual-hosting MX).

>
> The sympa aliasmanager creates a list as below with entries for all lists.
>
> ## This aliases file is dedicated to Sympa Mailing List Manager
> ## You should edit your sendmail.mc or sendmail.cf file to declare it
> #------------------------------ testlist: list alias created 23 okt 2006
> testlist: "| /home/sympa/bin/queue testlist @lists.skyddsrummet.net"
> testlist-request: "| /home/sympa/bin/queue
> testlist-request@???"
> testlist-editor: "| /home/sympa/bin/queue
> testlist-editor@???"
> # testlist -subscribe: "| /home/sympa/bin/queue
> testlist-subscribe@???"
> testlist-unsubscribe: "| /home/sympa/bin/queue
> testlist-unsubscribe@???"
> testlist-owner: "| /home/sympa/bin/bouncequeue
> testlist@???"
>