Ward, Yes, it really does work for me. I thought the point of the original poster is that he wanted any address that didn't match a real user (and I assume another alias) to be delivered to a particular mailbox. He wanted the alias file to never fail.
The original poster didn't mention that he was doing virtual domains on the box. To do virtual hosts I configure exim to use multiple alias files (one for each domain) and then the *: rule would go in the appropriate alias file. Trying to do virtual domains in one alias file is troublesome and the *: rule in that case would probably be bad. Pete Ward Willats wrote: > > Pete: > > >In your alias file, as your last rule, put > > > >*: username > > > > Does that really work for you? I had trouble with it because > with a line like this, the alias file can never fail. Exim would > qualify "username" and run it through again, it would also run > any aliases generated by other rules in the file through a > second time, and wind up mapping lots of addresses to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > Maybe I just ran into trouble since I have include_domain on > and explicitly handle several virtual domains in my aliases > file....but the *: construct was a big enough gun that I > sure blew my foot off with it! > > -- Ward > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.elbnet.com ELB Internet Services, Inc. Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting
