Re: [Exim] Does -odq obviate message_filter

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Author: Dr Andrew C Aitchison
Date:  
To: Sheldon Hearn
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Does -odq obviate message_filter
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Sheldon Hearn wrote:

>
> Hi folks,
>
> Can I rest assured that messages accepted and queued by an exim process
> started as 'exim -bS -odq' will never be passed through the
> message_filter?
>
> The specification seems to suggest so:
>
>     The system message filter operates in a similar manner to users'
>     filter files, but it is run just once per message (however many
>     recipients is has) at the start of a delivery attempt, before
>     any routing or directing is done. If a message fails to be
>     completely delivered at the first attempt, the filter is run
>     again at the start of every retry.

>
> I'm just not sure what constitutes "the start of a delivery attempt".


*If* I understand correctly, the message will not be filtered when it is
injected, but if a queue runner tries to deliver it, it will be filtered
then.

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Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison        Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
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