Author: W B Hacker Date: To: exim users Subject: Re: [exim] Mail lists, gmail servers in mx and local users issue
Peter Bowyer wrote: > 2009/11/23 Cameron Smith <velvetpixel@???>:
>> Our mail is hosted at gmail.
>>
>> Our mail server sends our mailing lists using Exim.
>>
>> Our domain is example.com
>
> I doubt it, but anyway...
>
>> If joe@??? is on one of the mailing lists he does not receive
>> the mail as it is trying to deliver the mail locally rather than
>> sending to the gmail mailserver listed in the mx.
>>
>> How can I fix this?
>
> Assuming you want no addresses at your domain to be treated as local
> by your Exim MTA, take your domain name out of the 'local_domains'
> domain list (assuming a stock config).
>
>
Cameron,
.. all of which also raises the question:
How, and to what address(es) do 'posts' TO the list arrive?
They probably need a bit of recognition and handling logic as well, lest they be
refused by the settings so far suggested.
JFWIW - life is considerably simpler (especially when 'bounces' are returned) if
the MTA/MLM can be given a valid <domain>.<tld> of its own, and outbound headers
set to what makes sense w/r distinguishing 'From:, 'Reply To:', posts,
moderation, subscribe/unsubscribe, and the return path needed by the inevitable
bounces a list will encounter as members change addresses, overfill quotas, or
go on vacation.
All old stuff, and probably better covered in your Mailing List Manager software
docs and their support/user list archives than here.
