Re: [Exim] how did I screw up?

> >Appears that they're using users that aren't found, thus the lookup is
> >""
> >and if the password they supply is blank, $3 = ""
> >
> >try inserting the word fail (no {}) where I marked above (after
> >$value} )
>
> Right, thanks. I thought it was something simple. I need to thoroughly
> understand these expressions - I'm a bit patchy on them sometimes.

Read the expansion section closely. Also read the plaintext authenticator
section.

the usage of "fail" is a forced failure (which is usually ok, whereas an
expansion failure is a fatal failure)