Bug#314327: exim4-config: passwd.client requires cannonical hostname

[Marc Haber]

reassign #244724 exim4-config
merge #244724 #314327

On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 11:41:57AM -0700, Andrew Pimlott wrote:
> I just upgraded from exim to exim4 in the process of upgrading from
> Woody to Sarge.  My ISP requires authentication, and in exim (3), I
> uncommented and modified the login: directive.  In exim4, I found
> passwd.client and tried to use that instead.  Unfortunatly, when I
> used my ISP's smarthost (smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com, as it is entered in
> Debconf) as the host part, it didn't work.  I discovered the reason is
> that smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com is an alias for
> smtp-sbc-v1.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com, and when I put that in
> passwd.client, it works.  Since I don't trust that to remain stable, I
> put * in passwd.client, which also works.  However, obviously this is
> not a solution for everyone.

This is a duplicate of #244724, and will eventually be fixed if I get
around working on it. Patches appreciated.

Greetings
Marc

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