Thanks Phillip!
All of a sudden it all made sense to me :) Filters in place, some extra
directors added, and what I wanted is working absolutely beutifully :)
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me
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Hazel" <ph10@???>
To: "Chris Knipe" <savage@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim 3.x / Filters...
> On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Chris Knipe wrote:
>
> > Is there any reason why ${domain} isn't a expansion variable in the
filter
> > language?
>
> It is available in the language. However, if you try to use it in a
> *system* filter, it will be empty. Why? Because a system filter is run
> only once per message. A message may have many recipients. Which of
> their domains would you expect to find?
>
> > I don't know if it has been forgotten or anything, but according to the
docs
> > on the web site, $domain isn't a valid expansion variable (not listed -
>
> Note the sentence "The variable substitutions most likely to be useful
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> in filter files are...".
>
> The current documentation for Exim 4 has this wording instead:
>
> A complete list of the available variables is given in the Exim documen-
> tation. This shortened list contains the ones that are most likely to be
> useful in personal filter files:
>
> The filter document is written for end users who are constructing their
> own filter files. In most cases, an individual user has a mailbox only
> in one domain, so the value of $domain is probably of no interest
> (because it's always the same). That's why I haven't included it in the
> shortened list.
>
> --
> Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
> ph10@??? Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.
>
