Re: [Exim] M4 [Was: W32/Sircam worm]

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Szerző: Andreas Pettersson
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Címzett: Jeffrey Goldberg
CC: exim-users
Tárgy: Re: [Exim] M4 [Was: W32/Sircam worm]

On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Jeffrey Goldberg wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>
> > +++ Phil Pennock [exim-users] <24/07/01 21:18 +0200>:
> > > Nigel, you maintain the filter, don't you? Interested in my M4'ised
> > > version, which means that the extensions and text only need to be
> > > updated once each, then you run m4 to get the real system filter?
> >
> > That'd be a great idea - please post it.
>
> Maybe the whole configuration file should be M4'd. After all, what email
> admin hasn't used M4 for managing such systems (or am I showing my age?)
>

If exims configuration looked like sendmail.cf I could see a need for M4,
but IMHO exim.conf is more readable than many M4-scripts.

/Ajje