Re: [exim] Re: .forward weirdness

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Andreas Metzler
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Re: .forward weirdness
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Andreas Metzler wrote:

> relic@??? wrote:
> [...]
> > Dec 16 10:40:05 entropy exim[17737]: 2004-12-16 10:40:05
> > 1Ces7B-0004c0-3c == rel@localhost R=userforward defer (-17
> > ): error in redirect file: missing or malformed local part
> > (expected word or "<") in "if error message then finish
> > endif"
>
> > Can somone see what syntax error this .forward has? I'am clueless.
>
> > My $HOME/.forward:
>
> > if error message then finish endif
> [...]
>
> The bug is exactly here, as exim's logfile says. You want
> "error_message" instead of "error message".


Alternatively, you didn't put the line

#Exim filter

at the start of your filter. Exim is treating the file as a regular
.forward file. Note that it is not talking about a "filter file".

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