On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Markus Fischer wrote:
> So this means, a bounce message is directed to a local user which
> does not exist.
>
> Therefore, exim freezes the message. It is informing the postmaster
> (me) because it's configured that way "freeze_tell = postmaster".
>
> However, the manual states:
> "If freeze_tell is set, Exim generates a warning message whenever it
> freezes something, unless the message it is freezing is a bounce
> message."
The documentation is wrong. What it should say is "unless the message it
is freezing is a locally_generated bounce message".
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The reason for the omission is to stop loops; this danger exists only
for locally-generated bounces.
Thanks for posting this. I have made a note to correct the manual for
the next edition.
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