On 29/06/06, Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 12:20:26AM +0100, Peter Bowyer wrote: > > > > I can see the need for this functionality, and thanks for producing a > > patch rather than just an idea.... > > > > It seems to be hard-wired to local system users who have home > > directories to drop files in - while I'm sure that fits with your > > needs, shouldn't a generalised implementation play better with other > > ways of specifying valid recipients? > > Sendmail uses a special syntax in /etc/mail/aliases to define which user > aliases > should actualy work as 551 redirections. The reason why I opted for the home > dir dotfile is that this allows local users to set/unset/update their > redirections without need for manual work by the admin. > > As you accurately guessed, the ~/.redirect interface fits with my needs, but I > don't see why not supporting the Sendmail one as well. I can send a patch to > support both if you like.
The Exim philosophy would encourage you to implment the general functionality in a generic way such that it can be 'driven' from a router which can point to a set of files from another implementation if that's what the admin wants, or draw its data from any other supported source. For example, no implementation I deal with has ever made any use of system users and ~/ files. I should still be able to use your 551 functionality but driven from my virtual users setup. Peter -- Peter Bowyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-dev Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ##
