On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Chris Lightfoot wrote:
> Tim Jackson wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:47:16 +0100 Chris Lightfoot wrote:
> >
> > > If I set the transport_filter for a delivery to some program which
> > > fails, I find that exim delivers a blank message and drop the input
> > > message on the floor.
> >
> > The obligatory first response is, if you're unfamiliar with this list,
> > "upgrade to Exim 4, it's been out for over 2 years" :) This is a general
>
> Yeah. Sadly I don't have the time to spend migrating our
> mail setup -- it's too complicated for that to be an easy
> job. This is the only serious problem I've encountered in
> years of using Exim 3, so there's no other reason to
> upgrade....
>
> Philip -- any suggestions?
I'm afraid you are on your own with Exim 3 nowadays. The only suggestion
is "read the code".
However, a general comment about transport filters that applies to Exim
4 as well is that "a transport filter should not fail".
--
Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
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