Re: Some mail changes
On Sun, 4 Apr 2010, Stephen Gran wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Currently, there is an implicit conflation between $user@debian.org and
> $user@$machine.debian.org. This means that mail to, for instance,
> sgran@gluck.debian.org is handled the same way as mail to
> sgran@debian.org, whether or not I have an account on the gluck. I'd
> quite like to change this.
>
> Unfortunately, this will break some people's mail setups if they rely on
> this implicit behavior. The most common usage I have seen of this type
> is a user whoes does not have a mail forward set and relies on, for
> instance, procmail on master to do the work for them. If you are
> currently relying on something like this, please set your mail forward
> to $user@master.debian.org. This will allow procmail/.forward/etc
> handling to continue. There appear to currently be 27 active users who
> do not have mail forwards set in ldap, so this mail is primarily to
> them. A list can be provided, but the same list can be obtained with:
>
> ldapsearch -x '(&(uid=*)(!(emailForward=*))(!(accountStatus=*))(!(objectClass=debianRoleAccount)))' uid
>
> from any debian.org machine.
I am one of those 27.
Would not be easier and more straightforward if the mail setup is
automatically changed for us?
The net effect would be the same: receiving @debian.org mail on master.
Am I missing anything?
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