Re: [Exim] Exim 4.30: Strange bug with syntax error in hostl…

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Marc Langer
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim 4.30: Strange bug with syntax error in hostlist
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, Marc Langer wrote:

> when using a hostlist with a wrong syntax like
> hostlist relay_from_hosts = 127.0.0.1 : ::::1 : <; 195.60.111.55;2001:14d8:10::/48
> (the <; is not allowed in the midst) Exim 4.30 sometimes behaves strange:
>
> In mainlog lines like
> 2004-03-14 22:39:56 1B2dKs-0003wM-Vx unknown lookup type "<"


That figures. Within a list item, "something;" is syntax for a lookup
type, e.g.

relay_from_hosts = lsearch;/some/file

> occur and at the same time in /var/spool/exim4/input a message file
> 1B2dKs-0003wM-Vx-D is generated and not deleted later


I have made a note to see if I can tie these two effect together. They
may, of course, be independent.

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