On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Graham Dodd wrote:
> Can someone explain why I am skipping ACL configuration
> [root@mail exim]# Exim version 4.24 uid=93 gid=93 pid=13152 D=204
> Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 3.3.11: (July 12, 2001)
> Support for: iconv() PAM Perl TCPwrappers OpenSSL
> Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext spa
> Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
> Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore/mbx autoreply pipe smtp
> Fixed never_users: 0
> configuration file is /etc/exim/exim.conf
> log selector = ffffffff
> LOG: MAIN
> cwd=/var/spool/exim 4 args: /usr/sbin/exim -d=0x204 -Mc 1AJAVg-0003Q7-Rv
> trusted user
> admin user
> skipping ACL configuration - not needed
> running system filter
This is an Exim *delivery* process - that can be deduced from the fact
that it runs the system filter. ACLs are used only when receiving
messages. Therefore, an Exim process that is just doing a delivery does
not bother to read the ACL configuration, because it knows it is not
going to use it.
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Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
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