On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Simon Alman wrote:
> Here's the full .forward filter being used to generate these messages:
>
> # Exim filter
> # Don't touch bounces
> if error_message then finish endif
> #Throw away junk
> if
> $h_subject: contains "Make money" or
> $sender_address matches \N^\d{8}@\N or
> $message_body contains "this is spam"
> then seen finish endif
> # Auto-reply
> if personal alias simon.alman@??? then
> mail to $reply_address
> subject "Re: $h_subject:"
> file $home/auto-reply/message
> log $home/auto-reply/log
> endif
>
> the $home/auto-reply/message file that the filter refers to simply contains
> "test message" as the text.
>
> Regards
>
> Simon Alman
>
> >At least, without refreshing my mind by reading the code (for which I
> >don't have time just at present), I think that's what's happening.
> >Exactly what do you have in your filter's "mail" command?
> >
> >Hmm. I wonder if this is an underlying infelicity in Exim? I confess
> >that the documentation of the mail command isn't clear on this. I have
> >made a note to check this out when I get back to working on the code.
Here's another guess (for what it's worth): Try leaving out the "to
$reply_address" argument to the mail command - you are not using anything
other than the default anyway.
John
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which always left your ears full of sand, even afer Kanga had said,
"Gently, Tigger dear," and had helped you up again.
