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RE: "#" character as the first character of the email address in the map file

From: Jevos, Peter (Peter.Jevosoriflame.com)
Date: Thu Apr 03 2008 - 11:15:41 CDT

 
> > > I'd like to ask you probably simple questions.
> > > Most of us email address begins with #, for example
> > > #autoinfodomain.com, or #1somethindomain.com
> > >
> > > Unfortunately i have a problem with these address in my
> recipent_list,
> > > cause as far as i know if line begins with "#" it is comment.
> > > How can I soleve it ? Or how can I negate this # character int the
> map
> > > files ?
> >
> > You might get away with using quotes around the local-part
> > ("#whatever"example.com), but it's better to avoid addresses with
> > special characters, if you want to maximize the chances of delivery.
>
> IIRC such quotes are not required by RFC (2)822, so not be used with
> table lookups once the address is normalized. The OP really does need
> bare "#mumble" keys in his tables, and cannot use postmap to build
> these.
>
> There is no "\#muble ..." syntax for postmap(1) input files to allow
> a leading "#" in a lookup key. Such tables must be built by other
> means (Perl's Berkeley DB library for the same DB version, ...)
>
> --
> Viktor.
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Thanks for your answers gentlemans
Probably I'll describe my problem more. My postfix works like gateway
and it forwards emails to MS Exchange. It means that I 'm exporting list
of users through LDAP query and I store it into my relay_recipients
file. I'm using "postmap hash:/etc/postfix/relay_recipients" to build
the map
And the some address begin with # cause it doesn't mind to MS Exchange

Of course I cannot change the source address that begins with # cause
I'm working like forwarder.

Thanks

Br

pet