Lundie wrote:
>
>
> Nico Erfurth wrote:
>
>> Lundie wrote:
>>
>>>>> "R=userforward defer (-17): error in filter file: filtering not
>>>>> enabled"
>>>>>
>>>>> I have removed the comment in the exim configure file
>>>>> (allow_filtering)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Did you really use allow_filtering? This isn't a valid option, it must
>>>> be allow_filter.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You are correct - it is allow_filter. I have the router is as follows:
>>> userforward:
>>> driver = redirect
>>> check_local_user
>>> file = $home/.forward
>>> no_verify
>>> no_expn
>>> check_ancestor
>>> allow_filter
>>> file_transport = address_file
>>> pipe_transport = address_pipe
>>> reply_transport = address_reply
>>
>>
>>
>> This one looks ok.
>>
>>>> The error clearly states that filtering is disabled.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The thing that has me stumped here is the "error in filter file". Even
>>> with everything commented out, or just the '#Exim filter' line
>>> uncommented.
>>> Added to that I thought that removing the # was all you needed to do to
>>> enable filtering.
>>
>>
>>
>> NO!, this first line MUST read "# Exim filter"
>> http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.10/doc/html/filter_5.html#SECT5 >
>
> The first line is # Exim Filter. What I ment was I have tried leaving
> a 'blank' file there but got the same response from exim. The only
> difference is when I rm the file completely.
>
>>
>>
>>>> Yep, I bet it is, try to follow my suggestions, if it still doesn't
>>>> work, please post the router/director and tell us which version of
>>>> exim
>>>> you use.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Currently, the version of exim is 4.05
>>
>>
>>
>> This is not related to your problem, but you should upgrade.
>
>
> I did download 4.12, and thought I'd clobbered (and removed) 4.05.
> I've tried it with 4.12, but get no difference as you say above.
>
>>
>>>> Btw, exim -d can be VERY helpful to debug problems.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I currently have exim running in a terminal using exim -bd
>>> -d-all+filter. Which I got from the man page. Is there any other
>>> options I would find useful here?
>>
>>
>>
>> you can also try
>>
>> exim -d -bf $HOME/.forward <testmessage, and see what happens.
> Sorry, made little boo boo. Can find files following...
http://www.firewalker.no-ip.org/~lundie/forward http://www.firewalker.no-ip.org/~lundie/debug.call
the ones beneath dont/wont work.
>>
> ok, .forward file is http://www.firewalker.no-ip.org/~exim/forward > debug output of exim -d -bf... is
> http://www.firewalker.no-ip.org/~exim/debug >
> Could this be due to something I forgot to complie in? I don't think
> I missed anything - everything else I'm doing with exim works.
>
>> Please post how the current .forward-file looks like, oder better place
>> it on some webpage and post the URL, also the debuglog of the exim -d
>> -bf call would be interesting.
>>
>> ciao
>
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Steve
>
>
