This is wishlist bug #214241 submitted against the bugtracking system
of Debian GNU/Linux. See
http://bugs.debian.org/214241
On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 06:23:59PM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> It'd be very nice if exim4 had equivalent functionality to postfix'
> soft_bounce:
>
> # The soft_bounce parameter provides a limited safety net for
> # testing. When soft_bounce is enabled, mail will remain queued that
> # would otherwise bounce. This parameter disables locally-generated
> # bounces, and prevents the SMTP server from rejecting mail permanently
> # (by changing 5xx replies into 4xx replies). However, soft_bounce
> # is no cure for address rewriting mistakes or mail routing mistakes.
> #
>
> very nice when you are trying to get a virus/spam filter working or
> changing from Postfix to Exim4 on a mail server.
I had first thought about suggesting to use a dummy-router with a
condition that always fails to expand (but no forced failure) and
therefore always defers the message, but imho that is not what Tollef
asked for.
Please keep the Cc's on followups, thanks.
cu andreas
