Re: [Exim] syntax_errors_to and filter files

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Ephraim Silverberg
CC: Exim Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Exim] syntax_errors_to and filter files
On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Ephraim Silverberg wrote:

> My configuration defines user forward files as follows:
>
>     userforward:
>       driver = forwardfile
>       file_transport = address_file
>       pipe_transport = address_pipe
>       reply_transport = address_reply
>       suffix = -*
>       suffix_optional
>       no_verify
>       check_ancestor
>       check_local_user
>       file = .forward
>       syntax_errors_to = postmaster
>       filter

>
> However, when a mangled ~/.forward is encountered, the message is deferred:
>
>   LOG: 0 MAIN
>     == ephraim@??? D=userforward defer (-11): error in filter file:
>        unknown filtering command "lgfile" near line 10 of filter file

>
> but _no_ message is sent to 'postmaster' informing him about the syntax error
> in the user's forward file.
>
> What am I doing wrong?


You must set skip_syntax_errors for syntax_errors_to to take effect.

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