Re: [Exim] An unusual question

On (2002/09/13 14:58), Jeff Sacksteder wrote:

> I have Exim 3x configured as a outbound-only relay on my router/firewall
> (headless)pc. In the event of network outages or more likely, operator
> incompetence, my outbound mail piles up and eventually gets frozen. I would
> like to work out a mechanism to beep the pc speaker on delivery failure, so
> I can investigate the problem. I'm looking for some sort of hook that can
> call an external script on delivery failures. I see the delay_warning and
> error_* directives, but I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for.
> Suggestions?

While you could do this in Exim, it might be easier to tail the logs
and watch for errors. Simple shell scripting, rather than relatively
complicated Exim router configuration.

Ciao,
Sheldon.