Re: [exim] Last Config Issue

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Autor: Shine, Gary
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-----Original Message-----
From: W B Hacker [mailto:wbh@conducive.org]
Sent: 29 January 2007 13:29
To: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] Last Config Issue

Shine, Gary wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heiko Schlittermann [mailto:hs@schlittermann.de]
> Sent: 28 January 2007 17:16
> To: exim-users@???
> Subject: Re: [exim] Last Config Issue
>
> Shine, Gary <gshine@???> (So 28 Jan 2007 22:54:32 CET):
>> We have a virtual user file which looks like
> ...
>>          data =
>> ${lookup{$local_part@$domain}lsearch{/usr/exim/pop3.aliases}}
>>          file_transport  = address_file
>>          pipe_transport  = address_pipe
>>          debug_print     = "R: virtual_aliases for $local_part@$domain"

>
> Try lsearch*@ instead of lsearch.
>
>
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>
> But I think that will ONLY find the catchall address rather than
> looking for the sepcific match and then only using the catchall if the
> specific is missing?
>
> Gary
>
>
>


Gary,

'Side issue' entirely - but are you sure you really WANT a 'catch all'
address?

Most of us gave them up for dead ages ago on the grounds that all they
received was tons of dictionary-attack spam.

Legit senders who perhaps mis-keyed a user's name are better served with an
immediate rejection message so they *know* the message did not go through
and address is flawed.

A catchall hides that - potentially 'forever'.

JM2CW,

Bill



Yes - want the ability.

Thanks
Gary