tags #332520 confirmed pending thanks On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 02:56:09PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > dc_mailname_in_oh='true' appears in my update-exim4.conf.conf file, > but is not documented on the corresponding man page.
.TP .I dc_mailname_in_oh Internal use only Boolean option that is set by the maintainer scripts after adding the contents of /etc/mailname to the dc_other_hostnames list. This is a transition helper since it wouldn't otherwise be possible to see whether that domain name has been removed from dc_other_hostnames on purpose. > The following DEBCONF variables are also undocumented: > DEBCONFheaders_rewriteDEBCONF .TP .I DEBCONFheaders_rewriteDEBCONF If the system is configured to hide the system mail name, this is replaced with a headers_rewrite directive rewriting sender addresses from local domains to the visible mail name for use on the transport that sends outgoing mail to the smarthost. > DEBCONFreturn_pathDEBCONF .TP .I DEBCONFreturn_pathDEBCONF If the system is configured to hide the system mail name, this is replaced with a return_path directive setting the return path domain name to the visible mail name for use on the transport that sends outgoing mail to the smarthost. > These appear in transport/30_exim4-config_remote_smtp_smarthost and are now documented. > Probably because of that, I have the following uncertainties: > > What is the relation between dc_hide_mailname and dc_readhost? Having > set dc_readhost, why is it necessary to set dc_hide_mailname as well? > Do they cover different rewrites? dc_readhost is passed down to the configuration file snippets as DEBCONFreadhostDEBCONF, but ignored for the generation of headers_rewrite and return_path unless dc_hide_mailname is set. I don't know whether there is a combination of dc_readhost being set and dc_hide_mailname unset that makes sense, but just at the moment it looks like it's just like the way things are. > Also, it looks as if dc_readhost sometimes appears to be the name of > the system, but that /etc/mailname from DEBCONFvisiblenameDEBCONF is > also trying to do this. What is their relation? /etc/mailname is used to qualify the mail addresses of unqualified recipients, while readhost is the system name visible in outgoing messages. Andreas might correct me here. IMO, we desperately need to document our interpretation of /etc/mailname since this is a recurring cause of confusion, but I currently fail to see where this should be documented. Maybe, the man page for update-exim4.conf is the right place to do so. > I think there are other undocumented DEBCONF variables (sorry, don't > remember them), and I think this raises the question how much > "internal" stuff needs to go on a man page, vs. comments in the files > at the point of use. I.e., maybe you're trying to do too much on the > man page. But some more info somewhere would be helpful. And you're saying that now that I have crammed just even more information into the man page? *g* What do the other people reading this suggest doing? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
