Re: [Exim] when does address_data get eval?

On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 10:23:05AM +0000, Philip Hazel wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Sven Huster wrote:
>
> > thanks for that one.
> > i am quite new to exim so sorry for not RTFM completely.
>
> No problem. Nobody ever does. I just like to point out now and again
> that I do document most things. :-)
>
> > but could i use it then in subsequent routers or does the same restriction
> > apply there?
>
> Once it's set, it remains set until another router reset is, so the
> answer to your question is "yes". I hadn't thought of this, but I
> suppose you could always do
>
> dummy_to_set_address_data:
> driver = redirect
> address_data = some string you want to expand
> data =
>
> and then use $address_data in the following routers. (That one will
> always decline, because data is set to an empty string.) I haven't
> tested this, but it ought to work.
>

the dummy would have been my next question, i guess.

thanks for that i will test and report then

regards
sven