Re: [exim] Forcing a message to be deferred if return_path h…

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Autor: Tony Finch
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To: Gary Palmer
CC: exim-users
Betreff: Re: [exim] Forcing a message to be deferred if return_path has a problem
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Gary Palmer wrote:
>
> I have a "custom" lookup implimented in perl which is used to set the
> return_path variable on the outbound transports. I am wondering what is the
> best way to force the message to be deferred if the lookup encounters a
> problem? Returning a forced failure just means the message is delivered with
> the old return_path, which is undesirable as it is likely unroutable outside
> of the local system. The docs say "if it fails for another reason, delivery
> is deferred". What would "another reason" be in this situation?


A non-forced string expansion failure. From the perl point of view,
returning undef causes a forced failure whereas calling die (I think) is
an unforced failure.

Tony.
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