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TWEAKING RULESETSFor more complex configurations, you can define special rules. The macro LOCAL_RULE_3 introduces rules that are used in canonicalizing the names. Any modifications made here are reflected in the header. A common use is to convert old UUCP addresses to SMTP addresses using the UUCPSMTP macro. For example: LOCAL_RULE_3UUCPSMTP(`decvax', `decvax.dec.com') UUCPSMTP(`research', `research.att.com') will cause addresses of the form "decvax!user" and "research!user" to be converted to "user@decvax.dec.com" and "user@research.att.com" respectively. This could also be used to look up hosts in a database map: LOCAL_RULE_3R$* < @ $+ > $* $: $1 < @ $(hostmap $2 $) > $3 This map would be defined in the LOCAL_CONFIG portion, as shown below. Similarly, LOCAL_RULE_0 can be used to introduce new parsing rules. For example, new rules are needed to parse hostnames that you accept via MX records. For example, you might have: LOCAL_RULE_0R$+ <@ host.dom.ain.> $#uucp $@ cnmat $: $1 < @ host.dom.ain.> You would use this if you had installed an MX record for cnmat.Berkeley.EDU pointing at this host; this rule catches the message and forwards it on using UUCP. You can also tweak rulesets 1 and 2 using LOCAL_RULE_1 and LOCAL_RULE_2. These rulesets are normally empty. A similar macro is LOCAL_CONFIG. This introduces lines added after the boilerplate option setting but before rulesets. Do not declare rulesets in the LOCAL_CONFIG section. It can be used to declare local database maps or whatever. For example:
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