[Pkg-exim4-users] dbm and virtual_aliases

[Marc Haber]

Hi,

On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 10:47:07AM +0200, Martin Domeij wrote:
> 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.

And that was a debconf question issued by exim 4? The debconf
templates for exim4-base or exim4-config do not mention parsing the
exim 3 config file, and they do not mention any db libraries.

> 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.

Does it say which line in the config file? Can you paste all
config entries which refer to dbm her?

> >"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.

You probably need a special aliases router which handles your virtual
domains. I'd rather do this than modifying the system_aliases router.
Principle of least surprise.

> 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?

That should work, but you cannot test this way. I'd suggest
debootstrapping a chroot to stage the upgrade.

> I am subscribed to the list now.

Thanks.

Greetings
Marc

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