Re: [Exim] Solaris 2.6, Perl 5.6.1, exim 3.22 - Can't open p…

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Author: Suresh Ramasubramanian
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Solaris 2.6, Perl 5.6.1, exim 3.22 - Can't open pipe
Gustav H Meyer [exim-users] <28/06/01 15:26 +0200>:
> > Is it possible that the message you're piping to Exim from within your
> > CGI script contains headers that only trusted users are allowed to
> > provide?
>
> Which headers are trusted and which are untrusted.


I wasn't following this thread - but are you trying to do a sendmail -f by
any chance? Untrusted users are not, by default, allowed to set the envelope
sender in exim.

In exim 3.20 onwards, the option you need is

untrusted_set_sender=yes

> Great now we're onto something. If I execute the script on the commandline
> as nobody I get the following:
> 2001-06-28 14:41:18 15Fb6k-00071E-00 Failed to create spool file
> /var/spool/exim
> /input//15Fb6k-00071E-00-D: Permission denied
> Why didn't I try this before. :(


Permissions problem?

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