Bug#249314: exim4-config: better headers_rewrite & return_path

[Alexander Verbovetsky]

> That is already happening because normal rewriting
>
> ------------------
> | begin rewrite
> | # This rewriting rule is particularily useful for dialup users who
> | # don't have their own domain, but could be useful for anyone.
> | # It looks up the real address of all local users in a file
> | *@+local_domains ${lookup{${local_part}}lsearch{/etc/email-addresses}\
> |                    {$value}fail} Ffrs
> ------------------
>
> already happens in addition[1] to the rewriting-at-transport-time,
> therefore trying to do the same rewriting at transport-time is useless.
>                  cu andreas
> [1] much earlier, immediately after message _reception_.

This rewriting rule implies that local mail go via the ISP, which is
especially bad for dialup users.

Unfortunately, I don't know better resolution of this problem, than not
using this rule, I don't have real knowledge of exim.

Thank you for the answer!

Regards,
Alex


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