Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 386] exim -v -bv misleading output

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Author: Dariusz Sznajder
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To: exim-dev
Subject: Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 386] exim -v -bv misleading output
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, bugzilla-daemon@??? wrote:

>This is as documented, but perhaps the documentation should be clearer. The
>documentation for the -bv option contains this paragraph:
>
>    If the -v option is not set, the output consists of a single line for each
>    address, stating whether it was verified or not, and giving a reason in the
>    latter case. Otherwise, more details are given of how the address has been
>    handled, and in the case of address redirection, all the generated
>    addresses are also considered. Without -v, generating more than one address
>    by redirection causes verification to end successfully.

>
>I will try to make this clearer when I next revise the manual.


I understand this. Maybe a try to explain by example where is my point:

[root@beast ~]# grep test-bv /etc/aliases
test-bv: darek,alamakota
[root@beast ~]# exim -bv alamakota
alamakota@??? failed to verify:
     Unknown user
[root@beast ~]# exim -bv darek
darek@??? verified
[root@beast ~]# exim -bv test-bv
test-bv@??? verified
[root@beast ~]# exim -v -bv test-bv
test-bv@??? failed to verify:
     Unknown user
darek@???
       <-- test-bv@???
     router = localuser_maildir, transport = ld_maildir


I think in the case of exim -v -bv test-bv last one should be like this:

[root@beast ~]# exim -v -bv test-bv
test-bv@??? failed to verify:
alamakota@???
     Unknown user
darek@???
       <-- test-bv@???
     router = localuser_maildir, transport = ld_maildir


I think information what exactly address failed is very important and
should not be missing with -v.

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Dariusz Sznajder