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

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Kjetil Torgrim Homme
CC: Dariusz Sznajder, exim-dev
Subject: Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 386] exim -v -bv misleading output
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Kjetil Torgrim Homme wrote:

> > 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

>
> test-bv _did_ verify successfully in this case, since there was at least
> one valid recipient. this is quite important to report correctly, since
> it mimics the truth value of "verify = recipient" in an ACL.


I can argue against that because "verify = recipient" in an ACL is
equivalent to "exim -bv" NOT "exim -v -bv". When only -bv is used, it
*does* succeed. However, I agree that in the example above, it should
show the actual unknown user and the detail of the redirection.

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service
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