Re: [Exim] Opinions sought: Exim and MYSQL

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Peter Lister
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Opinions sought: Exim and MYSQL
On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Peter Lister wrote:

> I'm suggesting that, just as an aliasfile doesn't require a "query"
> string, a simple SQL interface reads information from a correctly
> organised table (or view); and that it rejects a bad one - just like a bad
> alias file won't work right.


That's more work for me. You'll notice I am trying to avoid having to
learn MYSQL seriously in order to code and maintain such an interface. :-)

> Just out of interest, what happens if Exim finds the db server is down?


It tries the next one on the list. If they are all down, delivery gets
deferred.

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