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List:       exim-users
Subject:    Re: Smtpbatch and aliases...
From:       Daniel Ryde <ryde () tripnet ! se>
Date:       1997-10-31 19:13:11
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On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Philip Hazel wrote:

> OK, that means you have to have two files and perhaps that is what you 
> are trying to avoid?

Well, yes... Multiplicate the amount of addersses whith 10 and the
amount of domains whith 500 and the amount of wierd transport ways whith 7
and you would get the raw picture that I have on *one* machine here. Using
your scheme here will result in what I call configuration chaos.

> Nevertheless, this is a *directing* problem, not an 
> *aliasing* problem, and any solution should be done using directing 
> methods. Then you don't have a previous address to confuse things!

It's too limited tooday. Ok, a new driver then, call it directorfile:

virtual_domain:
  domains = dbm;/etc/mail/domains,
  driver = directorfile,
  more = false;
  file = /etc/mail/$domain,
  search_type = lsearch*


This file should be very similar to an aliasfile:

# File /etc/mail/pub.com
foo1:	foo;smtpbatch
#       ^^^\^^^^^^^^^\
#           \         This is the specified director to send it to.
#            This would be some data, like which batchfile.
#
foo2:	foo;smtpbatch, foo@somwhere.com, me@here.org
#                     /^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#      Some other normal addresses to send it to.
#
foo3:	foobar
#       ^^^^^^\
#              So here are your new alias that will
#              make a new "RCPT TO" then  :)
#
foobar:	foo;smtpbatch
#   So mailing to foo3 + foobar would create two
#   RCPT TO: foobar@pub.com
#
*:	therest
#       ^^^^^^^\
#               Probably a normal user.
#


Then the directors needs some match to prevent the normal mail to go
through these special directors like:

smtpbatch:
  match_lastdirector = virtual_domain,
  driver = localuser,
  transport = smtpbatch_delivery;


Would all this make it easier for you :-)


Best Regards

Daniel Ryde, System Administrator
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