Re: [EXIM] -oi problem

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Paul Mansfield
CC: Exim users mailing list
Subject: Re: [EXIM] -oi problem
On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Paul Mansfield wrote:

> could you have a simple flat file it reads at startup (allowed not to exist)
> which contains a mapping of command-line-option to Exim option. This would be
> read before processing command line options.


Yes, but remember, Exim does not "start up" once and for all. It would
have to read this file frequently. For efficiency, the options should be
built into the binary - hence specified at build time.

> this would allow Exim to be used in place of *any* MTA. could be a neat hack.


I hadn't thought of that. Aarrgghh.

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
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