avatar2004-06.plus.kew.com
Date: Tue Jul 13 2004 - 13:15:39 CDT

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > avatar2004-06.plus.kew.com:
> > http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#parent_domain_matches_s
> ubdomains
> >
> > parent_domain_matches_subdomains (default: see postconf -d out-
> > put)
> > What Postfix features match subdomains of "domain.tld"
> > automatically, instead of requiring an explicit
> > ".domain.tld" pattern. This is planned backwards compati-
> > bility: eventually, all Postfix features are expected to
> > require explicit ".domain.tld" style patterns when you
> > really want to match subdomains.
> >
> > Either stupid or subtle question: Does ".domain.tld" match "domain.tld"
> > itself, or does Postfix require two records for both the domain and its
> > subdomains to matched?
>
> What exactly is not clear of the following:
>
> instead of

The entire definition, including "instead of", clearly defines the subdomain
behavior. It does not as clearly define the parent domain behavior.

Consider that a simple text match searching for ".kew.com" is not found when
the target string is "snuffleskew.com". That's why the question might
arise for a reasonable person.

You might add a variation on the following to the paragraph, if the sentence
is correct:

An explicit ".domain.tld" pattern always matches the parent domain
("domain.tld").

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