This is not an urgent question, because the situation has been resolved.
I'm seeking to increase my understanding rather than looking for a quick
fix.
A few weeks ago, my primary MX died. While I was waiting for it to be
replaced, I inserted custom routers on the secondary MX to skim off
_some_ of the queued mail into other places. Thus, three users (who had
accounts on the secondary MX) got this:
fdo_backup:
debug_print = "R: fdo_backup for $local_part@$domain"
driver = accept
domains = firedrake.org
local_parts = roger:seand:paddy
check_local_user
transport = LOCAL_DELIVERY
(This is a Debian/lenny system; LOCAL_DELIVERY is mail_spool.)
I also had on this system a smartlist installation, with router:
list_director:
driver = accept
group = list
domains = firedrake.org
local_part_suffix = -request
local_part_suffix_optional
local_parts = !.bin:!.etc
require_files = /var/list/${local_part}/rc.init
retry_use_local_part
transport = list_transport
user = list
and transport:
list_transport:
driver = pipe
command = "/var/list/.bin/flist \
${local_part}${local_part_suffix}"
current_directory = /var/list
group = list
home_directory = /var/list
user = list
Now for the odd bit. Externally-sourced mail was delivered as
appropriate to the three addresses. However, mail sent through a mailing
list, which should have gone to roger and seand, was only delivered to
roger; seand's mail was apparently missing the fdo_backup router, and
being queued until the primary MX came back on-line.
What did I do wrong?
Roger
