Re: [Exim] local_scan question

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Jim Pazarena
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] local_scan question
On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Jim Pazarena wrote:

> I've since added a base64 expansion routine and now my spam filter


Hmm. Perhaps I should make Exim's B64 expansion functions callable from
within local_scan()?

> (a) '-D' files never get erased
> (b) '-H' files don't get written; instead multi character gob-el-d-y-goop
>     names with lots of control characters get written in the spool directory
>     - these files contain what appears to be the message-ID.


Looks suspiciously like some kind of memory overwriting problem.

> It appears that I have some memory conflict, but what a chore to track a
> a routine which runs 100% stand-alone but falters within an exim local_scan
> wrapper.


Indeed. Those are always the worst kind of problem.

> This is a long shot, but Philip, does the '-H' thing ring any bells with you?


No, 'fraid not. I've not heard of anything like that before.

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