On Wed, 23 Nov 1994 01:21:46 EST Roger Fajman <[log in to unmask]> said: >In the DOMAIN OVERRIDE file used by the LSV$DNT exit, is the leading >period on the domain name required? I would have to see the code to be able to answer that question. LSV$DNT is an installation exit, supplied by the customer. The exit you refer to is just someone's implementation of a LSV$DNT exit, and in fact I had never seen it before :-) To avoid confusions: - LMail does have a file called DOMAIN OVERRIDE, which is supported by the standard code, with or without exit. This because nearly everyone has to make routing adjustments for local domains in a MTA. - LISTSERV doesn't have a DOMAIN OVERRIDE unless implemented by your LSV$DNT exit. The domains listed in the LOCAL configuration variable are automatically routed locally, which is usually sufficient insofar as adjustments for specific domains are concerned. For bulk changes, you have to use the exit anyway, since you can't list all the domains present and future in an override file. >If it is required, will the domain name without the period also be >matched? If it is not required, will longer domain names ending with the >specified domain name be matched? LISTSERV always matches without the period. This period/no-period business doesn't really make any sense, and the only reason LMail supports it is for compatibility with XMAILER (to avoid loops and lost mail). There is no such risk with LISTSERV, so the period business is ignored and LISTSERV matches the entry whether or not a period is present. >Is there a version of the exit available that will force all domains >with :interconnect.MX to the local SMTP? Here is the file description >from the comments in the exit: I don't have any, but maybe someone has written one. For LISTSERV, I recommend updating the INTERBIT entries only, to avoid negating the benefits of DISTRIBUTE. For MAILER, it could be a good idea to route all Internet traffic to SMTP. Eric