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From: Neil Rickert
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:54

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In article <1993Jan11.172834.22663@news.tu-graz.ac.at> schinagl@fstgds06.tu-graz.ac.at (Hermann Schinagl) writes:
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>I would like to set up a 'mailcluster' under IDA sendmail, so that
>outbound mail has a unique mailname ( works fine when using MAILNAME ),
>and having a mailserver, which delivers local mail. ( works fine with
>MAILSERVER ).

>But I must have an alias entry for any user at any client, so that
>incomming mail from the mailserver is delivered locally, otherwise there
>would be an infinite loop. mailserver delivers to client, client looks
>up the alias file, finds no entry, sends mail to mailserver, cause he
>believes of local delivery, mailsver sends to client .....

You need to put all of your clients in PSEUDONYMS, so that mail addressed
to client machines is recognized as local, and delivered locally.  Or
use a MAILERTABLE entry for each client delivering such mail to the
local mailer.

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From: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert)
Subject: Re: IDA question
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