Re: exim4 for virtual domains

[David Schmitt <david@schmitt.edv-bus.at>]

On Sunday 16 January 2005 02:51, Stephen Gran wrote:
> This one time, at band camp, David Schmitt said:
> > I also have my virtual_domain list in a file:
> > > david@diode:~$ grep
> >
> > virtual_domains /etc/exim4/conf.d/main/01_exim4-config_listmacrosdefs
> >
> > > domainlist virtual_domains = lsearch*;/etc/mail/virtual-domains
>
> Why an lsearch* for virtual_domains?  Aah, I see, so that you can make
> user@foo.domain.com, user@bar.domain.com all work with a *.domain.com?
> I never thought of having that work like that - I like it.  Am I
> correct in this?

Yes, though you have to implement a fallback strategy: 
if /etc/mail/aliases/bar.example.com doesn't exist, /.../example.com should 
be used.

Regards, David