Re: [exim] Wildcards in aliases

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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Wildcards in aliases
Hardy via Exim-users <exim-users@???> (Di 13 Feb 2018 11:40:11 CET):

>       data = ${lookup{$local_part}dbm{/etc/exim/$domain.aliases.db}}

>
> Can I still do what I want with dbm, and how would I write the alias file
> for entries meaning
>
> myname[digits]: myname


As far as I know, DBM lookups do not work with wildcards, it is a
limitation imposed by DBM.

http://www.schlittermann.de/doc/exim-lookup-benchmark.txt

… it's not fresh anymore, but maybe it gives you some idea.

    Best regards from Dresden/Germany
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
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