Re: [Exim] Exim+SA: spamc non-0 exit when spamd is down = tr…

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Συντάκτης: William Thompson
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Αντικείμενο: Re: [Exim] Exim+SA: spamc non-0 exit when spamd is down = transport_filter panic
> > How about just ignoring the filter if it failed?
>
> You certainly can't do that! In general, email could then be vanishing
> without any evidence as to why. Remember, messages *pass through* a
> transport filter; if it screws up, the message is probably destroyed.


What I meant by ignoring it is to pass the message unfiltered.

> > or maybe a "filter_failure_ok" option?
>
> I'm afraid I am not convinced that this is a good idea. If certain kinds
> of failure are acceptable to a particular application, then that
> application should be taking appropriate decisions. As has been pointed
> out, this can be achieved by a wrapper if necessary.


I thought about that, but it was only a suggestion.