At 10:48 04/01/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>1. Not being a beginner (any more :-) I find this one hard to answer.
>One possibly relevant point is that if a newbie learns about accept/deny
I'd say the ACL. It is clear what it does. I'm still pretty much a newbie
at this, even though I've been running Exim for close to 4 years.
>which are strings that may well occur in individual conditions. Not
>having to have elaborate quoting mechanisms makes the whole thing easier
>to implement and also to explain - so maybe this is relevant to point 1
>as well.
I guess you answered your own question there...
>3. I see an advantage in ACL in that it supports both "accept" and
>"deny" which allows some expressions to be written in a more natural
>way, with fewer negatives. This may be illustrated by an example
You can also add the "warn" directive.
>As an ACL:
>[...]
It's much easier to read and to see what goes with what.
>My current feeling is that the "ACL" offers significant advantages.
>(Probably, it should be called a "recipient control list".)
RCL... hmmmm :)
You have my vote on the RCL/ACl mechanism.
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