* Konrad Michels <konrad@???> [20030606 12:07]: wrote:
> As far as I recall, you have to compile in mysql lookup support at
> compile time - there are instructions in the installation documents for
> this.
And he has to also give exim the credentials for loging into that database.
I don't know if sql options are available for the filter. Maybe they are,
but I believe a script that is run from the filter maybe better??
>
> On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 09:55, Mike Kenyon wrote:
> > I've decided in order to defeat the spam problem to redirect all mail
> > from people who aren't in my address book into a folder
> > called "Spam". This isn't particularly intelligent but seems to work.
> > I've created a cron job that distills my Mutt address book into a
> > simple list of addresses which are then searched in my .forward by
> > the following:
> >
> > # Exim filter
> > if not error_message then
> > if ${lookup{$sender_address}lsearch*@{$home/.addressbook}{OK}{SPAM}} is SPAM
> > then
> > save Mail/Spam
> > endif
> > endif
> >
> > Which works great.
> >
> > *But* I also use SquirrelMail as well as Mutt (and I'm currently
> > evaluating Twiggi) and both store the contacts in a MySQL table (this
> > is optional with SquirrelMail but seemed like a good idea at the
> > time). What I want to is also have the filter search the relevant
> > table for addresses, something like:
> >
> > if ${lookup mysql {select email from address_table where owner = 'mike' and
> > email = '$sender_address'}{OK}{SPAM}} is SPAM
> > then
> > save Mail/Spam
> > endif
> >
> > (Note that the address table in SquirrelMail is called "address" and
> > not "address_table".)
> >
> > This doesn't work, as Exim doesn't seem to recognise "mysql" as a
> > lookup type (at least in a filter) OR I've got the syntax completely
> > wrong.
> >
> > I have digested the filter manual, the spec and searched this list
> > but to no avail (so far).
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Kenyon
> >
> >
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