Re: [Exim] freeing store in local_scan()

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Phil Chambers
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] freeing store in local_scan()
On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Phil Chambers wrote:

> Exim 4.12:
>
> Section 38.5 says that store_get() is available for use in
> local_scan(). There is no reference to freeing store.


There is no need to free memory obtained with store_get(). It will be
automatcally cleaned up by Exim at the end of receiving the message
(which is not long after local_scan() finishes). I already have a note
to expand the explanation in the manual for the next edition.

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