[Exim] :include: problem

Philip Hazel wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Terry Edhouse wrote:
>
> > Experimenting with the use of :include: in mailing list files I get the
> > following error :
> >
> > error in forward file : included files not permitted.
> >
> > even when I specify no_forbid_include explicitly.
>
> A simple test works for me. Have you tried using -bt -d9 to test
> addresses and get debugging output?

Yes - here's the relevant section of output :

listtest director: file = /usr/mail/mailing_lists/test/inctest.List
122 bytes read from /usr/mail/mailing_lists/test/inctest.List
file is not a filter file
parse_extract_addresses: ## Title: INCLUDE TEST
##
:include:/usr/mail/mailing_lists/test/inc1.List
:include:/usr/mail/mailing_lists/test/inc2.List

extract item: :include:/usr/mail/mailing_lists/test/inc1.List
listtest director deferred inctest
message: <inctest-l@???> - error in forward file: included
files not permitted
inctest-l@??? cannot be resolved at this time:
<inctest-l@???> - error in forward file: included files not
permitted
search_tidyup called


--Terry