+(1) This is a key for a host, ip address, and possibly port, in the format
+
+ hostname:ip+port
+
+ In this case, we copy the host name.
+
+(2) This is a key for a pipe, file, or autoreply delivery, in the format
+
+ pipe-or-file-or-auto:x@y
+
+ where x@y is the original address that provoked the delivery. The pipe or
+ file or auto will start with | or / or >, whereas a host name will start
+ with a letter or a digit. In this case we want to use the original address
+ to search for a retry rule. */
+
+if (colon)
+ key = isalnum(*key)
+ ? string_copyn(key, colon-key) /* the hostname */
+ : Ustrrchr(key, ':') + 1; /* Take from the last colon */