Bug#309517: update-exim4.conf ignores dc_visiblename

[Marc Haber]

Hi,

On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 02:03:06PM -0400, Stuart Freeman wrote:
> When I run update-exim4.conf the value of DC_visiblename in
> /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated is set to the value of dc_readhost
> instead of dc_visiblename from /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf

dc_visiblename from /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf does not seem to
be used at all anymore and is most probably a leftover from an older
package version.

Currently, the DEBCONFvisiblenameDEBCONF macro in the configuration is
populated from the /etc/mailname file, which is created - if it
doesn't already exist - on package installation. In the configuration,
that macro is only used to qualify unqualified addresses.

dc_readhost is the name of the machine where the users normally read
their mail, and that one is only used in satellite setups ("no local
mail") to take care of mail addressed to user@local.machine which
should be sent to the smarthost as well.

That being said, I do not understand the bug report. DC_visiblename is
set to the value of /etc/mailname and has nothing to do with
dc_readhost (at least what I see from the code, which I didn't write
and don't claim to fully understand).

Please substantiate the bug report with evidence or give examples how
the documentation could be improved, or close the bug if I have
convinced you of the non-bug characteristic of your report.

Greetings
Marc

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