exim - bt johndoe@???, where johndoe can be a valid or invalid
local_part
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024, 06:44 Jerry Stuckle via Exim-users <
exim-users@???> wrote:
> Hi, Andreas,
>
> Hopefully I did this correctly.
>
> I tried running exim with -bd -d+all. I started it then ran it with the
> option -d+all -bP +local_domains and redirected stderr to files for both.
>
> Neither debug outputs showed any attempt to make a call to MySQL I had
> the MySQL General log running at the same time - it showed no calls to
> the database.
>
> As this is on a local machine, I don't have an MX entry for it in the
> DNS, so I can't try to send an email to it. The output from the -bP
> option still shows the mysql command, not the results of execution.
>
> I just don't know how to determine if the domain list is working or not.
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks.
> Jerry
>
> On 2024-01-28 06:48m, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> > On 2024-01-28 Jerry Stuckle via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
> > [...]
> > > In my local configuration file I have
> >
> > > MAIN_LOCAL_DOMAINS=${lookup MySQL{SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(DISTINCT domain
> > > SEPARATOR ' : ') FROM emailtable}
> >
> > > (one line)
> >
> > > The Debian configuration file has a line
> >
> > > local_domains = MAIN_LOCAL_DOMAINS
> > [...]
> > > Executing
> >
> > > exim4 -bP +local_domains
> >
> > > and it comes back with the lookup statement, not the domains. Database
> > > connection information is defined and correct.
> > [...]
> > > Is this too early for Exim to connect to the database? Or am I doing
> > > something else wrong?
> >
> > Goo monrning,
> >
> > -bP does macro replacement, it does not do string expansions, you would
> > want to either use -be or run in debug mode.
> >
> > cu Andreas
> > --
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> > so grateful to you.'
> > `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'
> >
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