I want to configure exim to send error messages created when unqualified local addresses are used back to the sender, but the return messages always land up as frozen messages.
e.g. If I send mail to "fred" (and there is no such user on my system) the exim debug trail reports: Address testing: uid=0 gid=1000 euid=8 egid=8 > fred Testing [EMAIL PROTECTED] address [EMAIL PROTECTED] local_part=fred domain=localhost domain is local >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> directing [EMAIL PROTECTED] real_local director skipped: prefix mismatch calling system_aliases director system_aliases director: lsearch key=fred file="/etc/aliases" search_open: lsearch "/etc/aliases" search_find: file="/etc/aliases" type=lsearch key="fred" file lookup required for fred in /etc/aliases lookup failed system_aliases director failed for fred: calling userforward director userforward director failed for fred (not a user) [EMAIL PROTECTED] is undeliverable: unknown local-part "fred" in domain "localhost" > And the frozen message's header looks like this: ------------------- 13eEPS-0000v7-00-H mail 8 8 <> 970050354 0 -ident mail -received_protocol local -body_linecount 24 -frozen 970050354 -localerror XX 1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 119P Received: from mail by Johann with local (Exim 2.05 #1 (Debian)) id 13eEPS-0000v7-00; Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:25:54 +0200 036 X-Failed-Recipients: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 050* From: Mail Delivery System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 049F From: Mail Delivery System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 024T To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 059 Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender 039I Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 038 Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:25:54 +0200 -------------------- I have scanned /usr/doc/exim/spec.txt.gz but did not really find a solution. I hope somebody can help me with this one. Johann -- J.H. Spies Tel/Faks +27-21-876-2337 Sel/Cell +27-82 898 1528 "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials, Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance." James 1:2,3