[H-GEN] sendmail aliases

[Ewan.Edwards at mincom.com]

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On Monday 15 April 2002 21:30, you wrote:
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> On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Tony Nugent wrote:
> > Note that it does not specify any restrictions as to where the RHS
> > address points to.  (Using non-local user at host addresses did not
> > work for me in the past, perhaps because of .cf config directives).
>
> Indeed.  A broken .cf will cause all manner of unexpected results.
>
> > Ewan mentioned that he was using aliases with this format:
> >
> > ewane: ewane at tenmail.mincom.oz.au.DIRECT
> > pgs: pgs at mtmail.mincom.oz.au.DIRECT
>
> This type of format is usually used as a special directive to sendmail to
> move or munge mail appropriately (eg, .UUCP).
>
> As Tony mentions later .REDIRECT comes to mind.
>
> Ewan, is there a reason this directive is being used?  You might like to
> post the .mc (blotting out any sensitive info).

As mentioned originally, the various aliases files (not including 
alias.local) for the whole company are stored and maintained on a central 
mail server and pushed out to the other mail servers each hour.  I assume 
(not know) that the use of the directive is needed on the machines where the 
address is not local, and is ignored on the machines where the address is 
local.

The only .mc files I can find are the geeneric ones that were included in the 
original sendmail-8.9.3 source tree.  :-(

>
> >   (If the local mail server is mtmail, then why is the second entry
> >   needed at all?)

My guess would be that its not.  See previous comment above.

>
> Something like this would normally turn up as a result of a
> misconfiguration (local-host-names incorrect, etc).
>
> A quick RTFM revealed little about the possible origin of the .DIRECT
> directive.
>
> >   I know about the `.REDIRECT' feature that allows "551 User has
> >   moved" error failure messages, but no others.
>
> And their are better ways to do this also :) [1]
>
> [1] See also access database.
>
> > Ewan, what is text of the actual error message you are getting when
> > you attempt to send email to your mtjoke alias?
>
> What he said :)

<snip>
       Sending failed:
       a SMTP error occured.
       Command: RCPT
       Response: 550 ,mtjoke... User unknown

       Return code: 550
       The message will stay in the 'outbox' folder until you either
       fix the problem (e.g. a broken address) or remove the message
       from the 'outbox' folder.

       Note: other messages will also be blocked by this message, as
       long as it is in the 'outbox' folder

       The following transport protocol was used:
        smtp://mtmail.mincom.oz.au:25
</snip>
	KMail 1.2


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