Re: [exim] Host Pattern Matching

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Author: Marc Perkel
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To: Peter Bowyer
CC: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] Host Pattern Matching


Peter Bowyer wrote:
> On 21/06/07, Marc Perkel <marc@???> wrote:
>
>> can I do pattern matching on hosts like:
>>
>> hosts = *.yahoo.*
>>
>> The docs are a little fuzzy on this.
>>
>
> http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/index.html#toc0127
>
> "If a pattern starts with "*" the remainder of the item must match the
> end of the host name. For example, *.b.c matches all hosts whose names
> end in .b.c. This special simple form is provided because this is a
> very common requirement. Other kinds of wildcarding require the use of
> a regular expression. "
>
>
>


That's what I though - but I was hoping I was wrong.