[Pkg-exim4-users] dbm and virtual_aliases

[Martin Domeij]

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Marc Haber wrote:

> Are you sure that you're not using the convert4r4 script? The package
> is compiled with dbm support.

I am certain I did no such thing. I said apt-get install
exim4-daemon-heavy, and the debconf-script asked me a bunch of
questions. I chose to have everything in a single config file and
answered OK when it parsed my exim3-config and asked if I wanted to use
dbm;/etc/mail/domains.db. I'm just looking in my paniclog again and
notice that it actually says unknown lookup type ""dbm" - with all three
". Perhaps it did something funny there without my noticing it. I will
try again.

> "virtual aliases" is a non word. Ask five people, and find out that
> they mean ten different things.

I know. That wasn't expressed very well. What I need is Virtual Domains,
in the sense where my mailserver hosts a number of domains with unique
local parts that are aliases for "real", local addresses. I was hoping
that the debian package would help me with this, especially since it now
comes in light and heavy flavors.

If it doesn't and I need to do it myself, I'm thinking that I want to
configure it before I actually switch from exim3 to exim4. Can I
install exim4-config separately, without exim4-daemon etc and without
uninstalling exim3?

I am subscribed to the list now.

/Martin