Re: [Exim] Problem with :fail: in alias files, Exim 4.05 and…

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Author: Philip Hazel
Date:  
To: John Robinson
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Problem with :fail: in alias files, Exim 4.05 and 4.10
On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, John Robinson wrote:

> The Exim spec, for both 4.05 and 4.10, says near the end of section 21.6:


> Any text following :fail: or :defer: is
> placed in the error text associated with the failure.


> Only, the text doesn't appear in the SMTP errors for me in 4.05 or 4.10.


Oh, rats! I updated the 4.10 manual to discuss this point in the ACLs,
and forgot to put in a cross-reference at 21.6. Noted for updating. The
information is in section 37.8:

   If "message" is used on a statement that verifies an address, the message   |
   specified overrides any message that is generated by the verification       |
   process. However, the original message is available in the variable         |
   $acl_verify_message, so you can incorporate it into your message if you     |
   wish. In particular, if you want the text from ":fail:" items in redirect   |
   routers to be passed back as part of the SMTP response, you should either   |
   not use a "message" modifier, or make use of $acl_verify_message.           |
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