> Matus UHLAR - fantomas writes: >> So, as I understand it, the defaultdomain gets appended to all addresses >> without domain name in headers and envelope, and the mail is handles as if >> it was sent from/to those addresses. If those addresses are not local, >> courier will deliver them using standard way (e.g. using smtp). And replies >> "back" to those addresses would go >> >> Is my understanding correct?
On 02.03.11 21:02, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Pretty much. Of course, this is subject to what Courier would normally do > when given the recipient address (which depends on whether the sending has > relaying privileges). So, it should make no real problems, but clients could only use unqualified addresses if they have relaying privileges, OR if the defaultdomain is in exptpacceptmailfor. Since I don't need clients to be able to send mail to unqualified names, this should not be an issue, unless this applies to locally generated mail. >>> Similarly, defaultdomain is used in addresses that are specified in >>> the aliases file, if they do not specify a domain. So, if the >>> recipient address is domain-less, defaultdomain gets added, and the >>> correct alias is found. If the address is one of the addressed being >>> aliased to, Courier will then try to deliver mail to that domain via >>> smtp. >> >> the 'me' documentation in courier(8) man page indicates that it's the 'me' >> what is used for addresses without domains in aliases (maybe by makealiases >> command?): >> >> Warning >> If you change the contents of this configuration file, you must >> run the makealiases command again, else your mail will promptly >> begin to bounce. If you don´t have this configuration file >> defined, and you change the system´s network host name, you >> also must run makealiases. > Actually it's both, since if defaultdomain does not exist, me gets used. And if they differ, which one applies? -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [email protected] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
