I have an alias router that I want to use as a simple (static) mailing list manager. I''ve observed that secondary addresses appear in mainlog as -> if they belong to the same domain, and => if they belong to different domains, despite which, no emails are actually sent to anything other than the first address in the ''alias list'', for want of the correct term. Can an alias router act as a simple static mailing list manager or am I barking up the wrong tree entirely. Sebastian -- Emacs'' AlsaPlayer - Music Without Jolts http://sebyte.org/eap.html
On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 12:21:43AM +0300, Sebastian Tennant wrote:> Can an alias router act as a simple static mailing list manager or am I > barking up the wrong tree entirely.That should work fine. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190
Quoth Marc Haber <mh+pkg-exim4-users at zugschlus.de>:> On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 12:21:43AM +0300, Sebastian Tennant wrote: >> Can an alias router act as a simple static mailing list manager or am I >> barking up the wrong tree entirely. > > That should work fine.Thanks for the encouragement. The behaviour I''m observing does seem odd but no doubt its a thinko rather than a bug. -- Emacs'' AlsaPlayer - Music Without Jolts http://sebyte.org/eap.html
On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 11:44:13AM +0300, Sebastian Tennant wrote:> Quoth Marc Haber <mh+pkg-exim4-users at zugschlus.de>: > > On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 12:21:43AM +0300, Sebastian Tennant wrote: > >> Can an alias router act as a simple static mailing list manager or am I > >> barking up the wrong tree entirely. > > > > That should work fine. > > Thanks for the encouragement. The behaviour I''m observing does seem odd > but no doubt its a thinko rather than a bug.Maybe exim -bt or exim -d (the latter while delivering an actual message) can give some insight. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190
On l?rdagen den 3 maj 2008, Sebastian Tennant wrote:> I have an alias router that I want to use as a simple (static) mailing > list manager. > > I''ve observed that secondary addresses appear in mainlog as > > -> > > if they belong to the same domain, and > > => > > if they belong to different domains,It''s "->" if they get copies by means of additional RCPT commands instead of a complete separate delivery.> despite which, no emails are > actually sent to anything other than the first address in the ''alias > list'', for want of the correct term.That''s very odd. If Exim logs completed deliveries then the mail has been delivered to the other end. Is it Hotmail throwing "spam" away?> Can an alias router act as a simple static mailing list manager or am I > barking up the wrong tree entirely.Yes, but if you want it to work like a "real" MLM you may want to change the return address so that bounces go to an administrator or something. Look for the errors_to option. -- Magnus Holmgren holmgren at lysator.liu.se (No Cc of list mail needed, thanks)
Quoth Magnus Holmgren <holmgren at lysator.liu.se>:> It''s "->" if they get copies by means of additional RCPT commands instead of a > complete separate delivery. > >> despite which, no emails are >> actually sent to anything other than the first address in the ''alias >> list'', for want of the correct term. > > That''s very odd. If Exim logs completed deliveries then the mail has been > delivered to the other end. Is it Hotmail throwing "spam" away?Marc has kindly provided an explanation: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.exim4.user/1386>> Can an alias router act as a simple static mailing list manager or am I >> barking up the wrong tree entirely. > > Yes, but if you want it to work like a "real" MLM you may want to change the > return address so that bounces go to an administrator or something. Look for > the errors_to option.Many thanks for the tip. -- Emacs'' AlsaPlayer - Music Without Jolts http://sebyte.org/eap.html