Re: [exim] The + or - or . in a local user address

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Author: Chris Wilson
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To: The Doctor
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] The + or - or . in a local user address
Hi,

On Mon, 27 May 2013, The Doctor wrote:

> In the virtual user file I have
>
>
> user@???: user-group@localhost
>
> The user-group is a legitimate mailbox found in the
> /var/mail directory .
>
> What do I need in the exim configure file to make this work?


If I understand correctly, you want to deliver mail for
user-foo@??? to "user-foo" if user-foo exists as a system user,
otherwise deliver to "user" instead?

I do this by having two routers, identical except that the first one has
no local_part_suffix (so it only accepts the mail if the address matches
exactly) and the second one has a local_part_suffix. If the second one
applies, then the suffix will be removed.

Cheers, Chris.
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