Bug#806986: exim4: local_user router does not work for mixed-case users

[Andreas Metzler]

On 2015-12-03 Sam Morris <sam at robots.org.uk> wrote:
> Package: exim4
> Version: 4.84-8
> Severity: normal

> I noticed that mail sent by needrestart(1) addressed to Debian-exim was
> bouncing.

> # exim -d -bt Debian-gdm
[...]
> I guess this is because exim ends up calling getpwnam(3) with the
> lower-cased local_part rather than the original, mixed-case form.
[...]

Hello,

yes, that is the case.

http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch-message_processing.html#SECID230

Given the choice between ...

a) deliverable Debian-gdm
b) deliverable AMetzler at bebt.de

... my vote goes to b), marking this bug report as wontfix.

The Debian-* users are system users and should generaly not be
accessible by mail under their own id, except with a explicit entry in
/etc/aliases.

cu Andreas
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