Re: [Exim] queue_only functionality

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Author: ODHIAMBO G. Washington
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] queue_only functionality
* Philip Hazel <ph10@???> [20030627 12:50]: wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, ODHIAMBO G. Washington wrote:
>
> > I have, at the very top of my Exim (4.20) configure file, the directive:
> >
> > queue_only
> >
> > I have HUPped Exim, no change. It still continues to do local deliveries.
> > Even kill -9 `ps ax | grep exim | awk '{print $1}'`, then starting Exim
> > afresh, it's still doing local deliveries.
>
> 1. This suggests that somehow you may be editing one configure file, and
> Exim is reading another. Double check, using
>
> exim -bP configure_file



Not exactly true ;)

> 2. Another possibility is that something is calling Exim with one of the
> -od... options, which specifies a delivery method. This will override
> queue_only. There is a recent Wish List item (18-Jun) asking for a
> queue_only_always option that cannot be overridden.


Perhaps, but I do not know it. I checked allover, even in the cron, but
found nothing. I remain stumped, but I have to check it further, because
for sure one box obeyed this.




     Best regards,
    Odhiambo Washington
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