Re: $USERPLUS / $USER_EXTENSION (was Re: boolean type, DIFFERENCES...)

[Neil W Rickert]

Scott Blachowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Dan Harkless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> Here's my ChangeLog entry:

>>      * Changed the new "plussed_user" option to mts.conf's
>>      "masquerade:" to "username_extension" after getting feedback from
>>      qmail users, who use '-' as a separator rather than '+'.  Removed
>>      checking of $USERPLUS variable.  Now check $USERNAME_EXTENSION,
>>      which needs to include the appropriate separator for your MTA
>>      ('-', '+', or whatever) as its first character.

>FYI...Postfix calls that variable "recipient_delimiter" in its
>configuration file and it defaults to '+'.  So, what happens if
>USERNAME_EXTENSION isn't set, but "masquerade:" includes
>"username_extension"?

At least in its original form, if the variable is not set then the
username is used unchanged.  It is assumed this will be the most
typical behavior.

I am assuming that Dan's changes don't alter this.

 -NWR