Re: [Exim] malformed macro definition

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Mark Edwards
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] malformed macro definition
On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Mark Edwards wrote:

> I've started getting these warnings out of the blue when starting exim
> from the /System/Library/StartupItems/Sendmail/Sendmail script on an
> OSX Server box:
>
> 2003-06-13 17:55:16 Exim configuration error in line 41:
>    malformed macro definition

>
> If I start exim directly with
>
> /usr/sbin/sendmail -bd -q1h
>
> There is no error in the log.


What's in the /System/Library/StartupItems/Sendmail/Sendmail script?

> Exim seems to start fine, and behave
> properly, it just gives this error. I can't figure out what line 41
> its referring to. Line 41 of my configure file is just a comment, and
> removing it or moving it has no effect -- still the complaint about
> line 41.


That suggests it is somehow being given the wrong configuration file.

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