Bug#376157: exim4-config: fails to deliver root mail

[Marc Haber]

On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 10:26:03AM +0100, Daniel Bonniot wrote:
> I understand this bug resulted from a misconfiguration. Problem is, it's 
> not that hard to fall into this situation (the submitter did it, and I did 
> it too), and the results are quite severe, like root mails being lost, and 
> not so easy to debug for a non-guru.

Reading the documentation solves the issue.

> Couldn't something be done to try to prevent this situation?

We are open to suggestions.

>  What about adding the value of /etc/mailname to the list of local
>  domains?

See #244095 and #280207.

In short, this is what we do since exim4 4.43-3 in January 2005. If
the value of /etc/mailname does not end up in the list of local
domains, it was deliberately removed from that list by the local admin
during initial exim4 configuration.

> Either automatically and silently (any downside to this?)

Yesm, see #244095, #280207, and a truckload of other bugreports from
that era.

> or at least make it the default value in the debconf question about
> local domains.

It actually is the default value in the debconf question about local
domains since one and a half years.

Please substantiate your request.

Greetings
Marc

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