I don't understand a bit of the manual. The text in question is
"Here's an example of another kind of multidrop connection:
poll pop.provider.net localdomains loonytoons.org toons.org:
user maildrop with pass secret1 to 'esr' * here
This also says that the mailbox of account `maildrop' on the server
is a multi-drop box. It tells fetchmail that any
address in the loonytoons.org or toons.org domains (including
subdomain addresses like `joe(_at_)daffy(_dot_)loonytoons(_dot_)org')
should be passed through to the local SMTP listener without
modification. Be careful of mail loops if you do this!"
The first question I have is what does the 'esr' do in this command - surely
all mail in the maildrop is passed unaltered through to the smtp mta (because
of the *). Is 'esr' also a recipient that you do not alter? I don't
understand and the manual page says no more about it.
The second question is that it states that addresses in the local domains are
passed through unaltered. Which addresses? - is the envelope address
affected.
I am running fetchmail as a daemon (debian woody configuration) with the
following fetchmailrc (passwords changed to protect the guilty)
# Created by AKC 14th July 2000
set syslog
set no bouncemail
poll mail.u-net.com no dns proto POP3
aka chandler.u-net.com
localdomains chandlerfamily.org.uk
envelope "Envelope-to"
user "chandler" password "x" forcecr is *
user "alan-chandler" password "x" forcecr is alan
user "emily-chandler" password "x" forcecr is emily
poll mail.tesco.net proto POP3
aka tesco.net
user "alan.chandler" password "x" forcecr is alan
user "Sarah.Chandler" password "x" forcecr is sarah fetchall
poll pop3.blueyonder.co.uk no dns proto POP3
aka blueyonder.co.uk
localdomains chandlerfamily.org.uk
user "ac003a3222" password "x" forcecr is *
user "ac003a3222_2" password "x" forcecr is sarah
user "ac003a3222_3" password "x" forcecr is emily
user "ac003a3222_4" password "x" forcecr is carrie
user "ac003a3222_5" password "x" forcecr is alan
and all my mail is reported to have an envolope address of e.g.
alan(_at_)localhost
I have a personal domain "chandlerfamily.org.uk" that is forwarded to the
appropriate accounts at blueyonder.co.uk (and used to go to u-net.com) and I
would prefer that my MTA (exim) say that so that the localhost term does not
appear in the mail headers.
Some advice would be welcome.
TIA
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Alan - alan(_at_)chandlerfamily(_dot_)org(_dot_)uk
http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk