Re: [Exim] generating 551 return codes

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Author: Andrew D
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To: Lee Maguire
CC: Exim users list
Subject: Re: [Exim] generating 551 return codes
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 1:18 AM
Subject: [Exim] generating 551 return codes


> Users who leave the company are given the choice of having a forwarding
> address for email returned as part of a failure message (rather than
> accepting and forwarding mail for them)
>
> i.e. the folowing alias is used
> bob: :fail: Bob Smith is no longer at Example Ltd, try <bob@???>
> to generate the following error
> 550 <bob@example> Bob Smith is no longer at Example Ltd, try

<bob@???>
>
> As I understand from RFC2821 this might be more useful as a 551 error

code?
> 551 Bob Smith is no longer at Example Ltd, try <bob@???>
>
> I can't see anyway to easily do this in 3.4 - will this be available in

v4?
system filter with a lookup would be able to do it :)
HTH
cya
Andrew



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