Re: [Exim] timeout_frozen_after and system_filter

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Autor: Philip Hazel
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To: Richard.Hall
CC: exim-users
Betreff: Re: [Exim] timeout_frozen_after and system_filter
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Richard.Hall wrote:

> It seems to me that the system filter should not be run, as no delivery
> attempt is made (or is it?)
>
> Is this a bug or not? I'd like to think it is; that would make two I've
> found in Philip's software in less than thirty years ;-)


Yes, it looks like a bug to me. After marking all the addresses for
failing, the code still goes on to run the filter before deciding what
to do with the recipient addresses. It clearly shouldn't.

One bug every 15 years on average is pretty poor going, you know. :-)

> (Anyone else remember ZED?)


Hopefully not, though I am using its successor to write this message.

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
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