>>> 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 [...] On 03.03.11 18:37, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Yes. If you know what you're doing, this'll work for you. > > But, it's better to keep things less complicated, and just say "Don't do > it". Giving such an explanation to someone who's not very familiar with > this, is going to make their head spin.
of course, but understanding these issues will (hopefully) help me to configure courier better and ease the configuration. I'd invite changing "must" to "should" (or maybe "SHOULD"?) in "The mail domain in defaultdomain must be one of the local domains," ... >>>> 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? > > defaultdomain. in such case, the section above should be moved to 'defaultdomain' documentation instead of 'me', imho. However, thanks for explanation -- 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 intend to live forever - so far so good. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
