RE: [Exim] Exim Filter bypass problems

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Author: Smith, A.D.
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To: Exim
Subject: RE: [Exim] Exim Filter bypass problems
That explains it!
It's dropping out in response to the error_message ... this provides a
weekness in the protection against certain files which the system filter can
provide!
It may reduce performance, but I think it's best removed.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Zed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Metheringham
> [mailto:Nigel.Metheringham@InTechnology.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 1:26 PM
> To: Smith, A.D.
> Cc: Exim
> Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim Filter bypass problems
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> ads13@??? said:
> > Could somebody please tell me how to stop exim bypassing the system
> > filter when an e-mail is received from <>. I can't find anything in
> > the docs concerning this effect, but it seems to me (which doesn't
> > mean much) that it's an issue to do with trusted users.
>
> As Suresh posted, bounce messages with envelope from <> should indeed
> go through the system filter. Thats why the filters I've posted all
> have this stanza quite near the top:-
>
>     # drop out error messages here
>     if error_message
>     then
>       finish
>     endif

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>
>     Nigell.
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