Re: [Exim] Error in .forward filtering

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Drew Berendts
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Error in .forward filtering
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Drew Berendts wrote:

> I am attempting to setup a personal .forward file for a new exim 3.03
> install. When I send a message to my specified e-mail account, I get an
> error in +ACI-mainlog+ACI- that specifies:
>
> +ACI-error in forward file (filtering not enabled)....+ACI-

                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is the clue. You have to set "filter" on the forwardfile director 
before Exim will recognize a .forward file as a filter file. Otherwise 
it interprets it as a traditional .forward file.


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