Re: [Exim] Exim instances sharing db directory.

--On Sunday, December 14, 2003 00:21:08 +0000 David Woodhouse <dwmw2@???> wrote:

> I'd like to make two separate instances (configurations) of Exim share
> the same spool/db/ directory, specifically because I want them to share
> callout cache data. Since there's already locking against multiple
> processes of the _same_ configuration, would I be right in thinking this
> is safe?
>
> To preempt the questions about why I want it....
>
> ...
>
> Now, when a good mail comes in and is forwarded from the relaying Exim
> to the real one, I see both versions of Exim doing identical sender
> verification callouts within seconds of each other over my poor dialup
> link.

Why don't you just have your 'real' Exim skip the sender callout
if it is getting the message from your relay? You didn't post
your ACLs; but I suspect that a '! hosts = your-relay' before the
'verify = sender/callout' would do the job.



-Pat