this is my exim -bV output
Exim version 4.50 #1 built 11-Apr-2006 12:29:22
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Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.2.52: (December 3, 2003)
Support for: iconv() IPv6 GnuTLS
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm dbmnz dsearch
nis nis0 passwd
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
Fixed never_users: 0
Configuration file is /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
----- Original Message -----
From: "W B Hacker" <wbh@???>
To: "exim users" <exim-users@???>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [exim] R: Exim4 And outgoing Filters
> Davide Minardi wrote:
>>
>> This is router section of conf file
>>
>>
>> ### router/200_exim4-config_primary
>> #################################
>> # This file holds the primary router, responsible for nonlocal mails
>>
>> .ifdef DCconfig_internet
>> # configtype=internet
>> #
>> # deliver mail to the recipient if recipient domain is a domain we
>> # relay for. We do not ignore any target hosts here since delivering to
>> # a site local or even a link local address might be wanted here, and if
>> # such an address has found its way into the MX record of such a domain,
>> # the local admin is probably in a place where that broken MX record
>> # could be fixed.
>>
>> dnslookup_relay_to_domains:
>> debug_print = "R: dnslookup_relay_to_domains for $local_part@$domain"
>> driver = dnslookup
>> domains = ! +local_domains : +relay_to_domains
>> transport = remote_smtp
>> same_domain_copy_routing = yes
>> no_more
>>
>> # deliver mail directly to the recipient. This router is only reached
>> # for domains that we do not relay for. Since we most probably can't
>> # have broken MX records pointing to site local or link local IP
>> # addresses fixed, we ignore target hosts pointing to these addresses.
>>
>> dnslookup:
>> debug_print = "R: dnslookup for $local_part@$domain"
>> driver = dnslookup
>> domains = ! +local_domains
>> transport = remote_smtp
>> same_domain_copy_routing = yes
>> # ignore private rfc1918 and APIPA addresses
>> ignore_target_hosts = 0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8 : 192.168.0.0/16 :\
>> 172.16.0.0/12 : 10.0.0.0/8 : 169.254.0.0/16
>> no_more
>>
>> .endif
>>
>>
>> .ifdef DCconfig_local
>> # configtype=local
>> #
>> # Stand-alone system, so generate an error for mail to a non-local domain
>> nonlocal:
>> debug_print = "R: nonlocal for $local_part@$domain"
>> driver = redirect
>> domains = ! +local_domains
>> allow_fail
>> data = :fail: Mailing to remote domains not supported
>> no_more
>>
>> .endif
>>
>>
>> .ifdef DCconfig_smarthost DCconfig_satellite
>> # configtype=smarthost or configtype=satellite
>> #
>> # Send all non-local mail to a single other machine (smarthost).
>> #
>> # This means _ALL_ non-local mail goes to the smarthost. This will most
>> # probably not do what you want for domains that are listed in
>> # relay_domains. The most typical use for relay_domains is to control
>> # relaying for incoming e-mail on secondary MX hosts. In that case,
>> # it doesn't make sense to send the mail to the smarthost since the
>> # smarthost will probably send the message right back here, causing a
>> # loop.
>> #
>> # If you want to use a smarthost while being secondary MX for some
>> # domains, you'll need to copy the dnslookup_relay_to_domains router
>> # here so that mail to relay_domains is handled separately.
>>
>> smarthost:
>> debug_print = "R: smarthost for $local_part@$domain"
>> driver = manualroute
>> domains = ! +local_domains
>> transport = remote_smtp_smarthost
>> route_list = * DCsmarthost byname
>> host_find_failed = defer
>> same_domain_copy_routing = yes
>> no_more
>>
>> .endif
>>
>>
>> dnslookup:
>> driver = dnslookup
>> domains = ! +local_domains
>> transport = remote_smtp
>> ignore_target_hosts = 0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8
>
> unseen
>
> ## Insert 'unseen' here. See note below
>>
>> sentarchiver:
>> driver = dnslookup
>> domains = ! +local_domains
>> transport = sent_archive_delivery
>> ignore_target_hosts = 0.0.0.0 : 127.0.0.0/8
>>
>> sent_archive_delivery:
>> driver = appendfile
>> user = raziel
>> group = raziel
>> delivery_date_add
>> envelope_to_add
>> return_path_add
>> maildir_format=true
>> mode = 0770
>> directory = /home/raziel/Maildir/.Sent
>> create_directory = true
>> directory_mode = 0770
>> no_mode_fail_narrower
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> # The "no_more" above means that all later routers are for
>> # domains in the local_domains list, i.e. just like Exim 3 directors.
>> #####################################################
>> ### end router/200_exim4-config_primary
>> #####################################################
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "W B Hacker" <wbh@???>
>> To: "exim users" <exim-users@???>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:17 AM
>> Subject: Re: [exim] R: Exim4 And outgoing Filters
>>
>>
>>
>>>Davide Minardi wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>ok the problem is in the last chunk of code ... sent_archive_delivery...
>>>>+
>>>>Error message :
>>>>router sent_archive_delivery : cannot find rouiter driver " appendfile "
>>>>..invalid new config file ----- bla bla bla
>>>>
>>>>;????
>>>
>>>Cut and paste that whole section - unaltered. No need to obfuscate -
>>>there
>>>is
>>>noting all that sensitive in the router/transport section.
>>>
>>>I suspect you have a faulted line-break, missing colon, or extraneous
>>>'#'.
>
> That's not it, BUT you need an 'unseen' between the dns_lookup and
> sentarchiver
> routers. Inserted above where it needs to be.
>
> Without an 'unseen' the preceeding 'dnslookup:' router handles the traffic
> that
> has not already been actioned by the preceding routers, and no further
> routers
> are looked at.
>
> N.B. - no traffic handled by any of the OTHER routers will be archived
> either.
>
> If you want that, you will need a similar 'unseen' followed by code for
> archiving. You might, for example, store incoming/outgoing separately, NOT
> archive for system users - etc. Up to you.
>
> Also, Exim has at least one other built-in way of making multiple
> copies/deliveries. This is just the one I use, as we have several
> different
> archiver types. Some share storage, others do not.
>
> Otherwise: No hard evidence yet furnished as to why Exim cannot find an
> appendfile driver, but the most probable is outlined below:
>
>>>
>>>Do also, from the CLI:
>>>
>>>exim -bV
>>>
>>>(uppercase'V' there)
>>>
>>>And paste that too.
>>>
>>>Waitin'
>>>
>
> That should list the routers and transports that Exim was compiled with.
>
> snippet example from mine:
>
> Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
> Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore/mbx autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
>
> If your 'exim -bV' does not list 'appendfile' then you will need to either
> alter
> the code to use one of the transports you DO have, ELSE recompile to
> include the
> 'appendfile' transport type needed for the above code.
>
> AFAIK, 'appendfile' is normally included when Exim is compiled with the
> default
> settings. Debian may do otherwise.
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Bill
>
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