Author: Dean Brooks Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] Possible minor Exim Bug
On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 11:18:06AM -0700, Marc Perkel wrote:
> In redirect routers if the file is missing the router is skipped.
> However if the parent directory of the file you are looking for is also
> missing you get a defer for failing to stat the parent directory. Adding
> a require_files line is a work around, but this should be fixed. Below
> are two routers. The first works as expected. The second requires the
> require_files lin.
This is intended behavior. Exim assumes a missing directory is a
configuration problem and hence a temporary deferral is issued.
The require_files option is there to specifically allow the user to
circumvent this if they know what they are doing.
This behavior should not be changed as it could serious problems in the
event of network file system problems, accidental misconfigurations or
accidental directory modifications.
