Hello,
Problem Solved. Thanks to the list
Andreas, your a star, As you say there was a syntax error in the
`my_domain` router, as was shown by this part of the original output
| file lookup required for david.myers
| in /etc/dovecot/users
| lookup failed
| david.myers in "passwd;david.myers : lsearch;/etc/dovecot/users"? no
| (end of list)
| my_domains router skipped: local_parts mismatch
The router originaly read as follows:
my_domains:
driver = accept
#each domain has a file in the following location
domains = dsearch;/etc/exim4/virtual
#each domain has a list of valid user names
local_parts = passwd:$local_part : lsearch;/etc/dovecot/users
#point this to our own specific transport
transport = my_mailboxes
So a change of the `local_parts` variable line to read
local_parts = passwd:$local_part : lsearch;/etc/dovecot/users
Solved that problem.
I was then able to successfully send a mail from this address to
david.myers@???
Admitedly I had an issue in the transport (I had it pointing to the
wrong directory) but that is sorted out.
Now to test connecting with Thunderbird, then to add another domain to
the list.
Thanks Exim-users.
David Myers
On 09/09/14 19:36, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> please keep this discussion on-list.
>
> On 2014-09-09 Dave Myers <david.myers.24j74@???> wrote:
>> On 08/09/14 20:11, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> [..]
>>> Dave, is the address supposed to be routed by the my_domains router?
>> Yes.
> That is not working, that is where you should be looking:
> | --------> my_domains router <--------
> | local_part=david.myers domain=exsportee.biz
> | checking domains
> | search_open: dsearch "/etc/exim4/virtual"
> | [...]
> | exsportee.biz in "dsearch;/etc/exim4/virtual"? yes (matched
> | "dsearch;/etc/exim4/virtual")
> That worked so far, the first router condition has worked, the domain
> matched.
> | search_open: lsearch "/etc/dovecot/users"
> | search_find: file="/etc/dovecot/users"
> | key="david.myers" partial=-1 affix=NULL starflags=0
> | LRU list:
> | :/etc/dovecot/users
> | 4/etc/exim4/virtual
> | End
> | internal_search_find: file="/etc/dovecot/users"
> | type=lsearch key="david.myers"
> | file lookup required for david.myers
> | in /etc/dovecot/users
> | lookup failed
> | david.myers in "passwd;david.myers : lsearch;/etc/dovecot/users"? no
> | (end of list)
> | my_domains router skipped: local_parts mismatch
>
> However that test fails, the lookup returns the string
> "passwd;david.myers" instead of "david.myers".
>
> [...]
>> Also you say
>>> exim finds out that it is supposed to handle the handle the address itself
>>> (due to the MX record) and throws a helpful error message.
>> I'm not sure how helpful that message is!
> It is decribing what is happening. Due to the broken your routing setup
> none of the "local" routers handles the message and it is being handled
> by a router that searches for the MX and passes the message on there.
> Exim realizes the the MX points back to itself and warns you about
> that instead of generating a loop.
>
> cu Andreas
>
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