Thanx.
---
acl_check_connect:
accept hosts = +balancer
control = no_enforce_sync
accept hosts = *
---
Seems to do the trick.
bye,
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Hazel" <ph10@???>
To: "Christiaan den Besten" <chris@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [exim] skipping log, host based.
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Christiaan den Besten wrote:
>
>> We have a loadbalancer in our network which checks if our mx'es
>> are alive
>> every 10s. But these 'checks' generate a 'SMTP protocol error'.
>> Disabling of
>> 'smtp prolocol errors' globaly is no option for statistical
>> reasons.
>>
>> Is there any way to skip logging for 'these hosts' (the balancer)
>> ?
>
> If it's a synchronization error, you can do this:
>
> Write an acl_smtp_connect ACL. In this acl, check for your hosts
> and
> then use control = no_enforce_sync. This assumes you are running
> at
> least release 4.43.
>
> For other protocol errors, you are stuck.
>
> <grumble>
> You'd think that anybody writing a check to see if an SMTP server
> was
> alive could get the protocol right. It's easy enough. Connect,
> wait for
> banner output, send QUIT, disconnect.
> </grumble>
>
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>
