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Author: iHostWeb Sales
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] no_more
I don't know if Phil is being facetious there but if he is i have to agree.

Please can people look in the manual for trivial issues, and use this
mailing list when they
are really stuck.


----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Pennock <Phil.Pennock@???>
To: Jason C. Leach <jleach@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] no_more


> On 2002-01-22 at 22:54 -0800, Jason C. Leach wrote:
> > What does 'no_more' do in the config file?
>
> So that's the "more" option, set to false.
>
> There are two easy ways to find this out. There exist many less easy
> ways, but they involve a little effort.
>
> Option 1:
> Find where you unpacked the Exim source. Go into that unpacked source,
> into the 'doc' subdirectory, and look at 'spec.txt' with your favourite
> text-viewer. 'less' is my preferred viewer -- nice easy searches.
> Then search for the string 'no_more'.
> 'spec.txt' is the plain-text version of The Exim Specification
>
> Option 2:
> Using a web-browser (or favoured equivalent), go to
> <http://www.exim.org/>, select "Documentation and FAQs" in the top-left
> frame (if using a browser which doesn't display frame views, then it's
> 'toc' followed by 'index'). Then select "The Exim Specification" from
> the main frame. Then try searching any of the various indexes, or the
> main panel, for information about the "more" option. Eg, section 20,
> "Generic options common to both directors and routers".
>
> Each and every match in The Exim Specification gives nice useful
> information about its function. With some repetition.
>
> Option 2 involves knowing that "no_" means "set this boolean to be
> false" and then searching for the real option, perhaps knowing a bit
> about how Exim is structured.
>
> Option 1 relies upon "no_more" not being a common string in English and
> quickly reveals a lot of information.
> --
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>
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