On 28-Feb-2002 at 16:13:12 Philip Hazel wrote:
> I've just noticed another problem with SMTP rewrite. The pattern is NOT
> expanded (unlike other rewriting rules). Consequently, your \N won't do
> what you expect.
>
> I have a choice of (a) documenting that SMTP rewriting rules are
> different or (b) forcing an expansion.
>
> (a) Makes things easy once you understand - these rules always have to
> be regex anyway, so expansion probably doesn't achieve anything.
>
> (b) Makes things uniform, which has its advantages.
>
> Views?
>
Oh dear, that's awkward. I would go for the 'keep it simple' stance and
enable expansion. If it doesn't achieve anything (at the moment) then it
shouldn't hurt anything either.
John.
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