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List:       exim-users
Subject:    Re: [exim] Outbound Mail routing
From:       Phil Pennock <exim-users () spodhuis ! org>
Date:       2012-09-07 7:22:05
Message-ID: 20120907072205.GA99848 () redoubt ! spodhuis ! org
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On 2012-09-07 at 08:37 +0200, Robert Walker wrote:
> I added the code that you supplied and it did forward the emails to
> the mail server mail74.mimecast.co.za unfortunately to also forwarded
> all the outbound emails for the rest of the domains on the server as
> well which were rejected as those wee not authorized to send through
> mail74.mimecast.co.za

I may have misunderstood what mails are expected to flow where, then.

> Just a question, If I were to specify a new domain list at the start
> of the exim.conf file like so:
> 
> domainlist mimecast_domains = lsearch;/etc/mimecastdomains
> 
> With the domain listed in the 'mimecastdomains' file and then change
> the code you supplied to the following:
> 
> smarthost:
>   driver = manualroute
>   domains = !+mimecast_domains
>   route_data = mail74.mimecast.co.za
>   transport = remote_smtp
>   no_more
> 
> Would this then theoretically only route the outbound emails for the
> domain listed in the 'mimecastdomains' file?

You want to drop the "!" which is used for negation.

"domains = +mimecast_domains".

If you have that first, and then a dnslookup Router for
"!+local_domains", then I think you'll get what you want.

-Phil

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