On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Andromeda wrote:
> fgrep allows me to use the contents of a file as input to look up in
> something else, i.e. each item in the file is tested against the input and
> a positive is returned if any item is found.
>
> My question is... can I do the same in Exim with the expansion items?
I don't think so.
> If this is not possible, is it possible to have exim use the output from
> fgrep (either printed or the return value) invoked via the pipe command
> and fail the message,
Not in a filter. (May be possible in Exim 4.)
> I've been very successful using procmail in the past, but I cannot get
> procmail to do $h_to: and $h_from: comparisons, and I would like to stay
> within the Exim framework to do my intelligent filtering.
Note that Exim filters are not like procmail. They work in different
ways. A filter runs before any deliveries; procmail *is* a delivery.
> P.S. Is it possible at all to set one of the variables that are passed to
> user filters to contain the Received headers?
$h_received: ?
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