Re: [Exim] host_reject_connection obsolete ?

> > Since exim 4.14, acl_smtp_connect has existed which can perform the same
> > task as host_reject_connection. Should this option be obsoleted?
>
> I obviously couldn't remove it, for compatibility reasons. The manual

I agree.

> now does point out other possibilities. Maybe next time round it could
> be called "obsolescent".

I was thinking something like the way they do it on the kernel. Keep it for
more releases, but say it's an obsolete option, and remove it after a couple
releases. I think they do complain that it's obsolete but still accepts it.