Re: [exim] does "net-lsearch" support mask-ed IP ranges, or …

hi again john,


>> | so what is, if any, the advantage of using "net-iplsearch;/blah" in this
>> action?
>>
>> Good question. It is restricted to IP addresses and nets, so it may
>> be a little quicker since it doesn't have to consider hostname and
>> wildcard syntax. But I doubt that's very significant. I imagine
>> [net-]iplsearch is mainly intended to be used in contexts other than
>> a hostlist option.
>
> I think I remember that "it just grew." First netlsearch, then the NN
> version, then the variable mask version, as people wished for more.

is there one that's arguably most likely to stick-around longer that the
others? seems for the moment, simply 'do what works' is the rule of the day ...

> And the
> earlier ones can't be removed (cf my other message, about breakage).

got it. thx!

cheers,

richard