Re: [exim] Forwarding list

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Author: Christian Schmidt
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Forwarding list
Hello Rick,

please answer to the mailing list.

Rick Toews, 21.09.2006 (d.m.y):

> Thanks Christian,
> >> Is it possible to
> >> generate this list from a perl script, or does it have to be from this
> flat
> >> file?
>
> >This list _is_ this flat file - it doesn't matter if it has been
> >generated by a (perl|python|whatever) script or your favoured editor.
>
> Right, and the script is in place to generate the flat file. It's currently
> set up as a cron job.


OK.

> What I meant to ask was whether Exim could get the same list returned from a
> perl function instead of the flat file. If so, the perl function could
> generate the list from a MySQL database and there would be no need for a
> cron job to recreate the flat file every day.
>
> I know that Exim can be configured to work with MySQL directly; however, I'm
> using it in conjunction with cPanel and am told that this configuration
> doesn't support MySQL.


You were told? Why don't you ask your exim if it supports MySQL?

And, please don't top quote.

Gruss/Regards,
Christian Schmidt

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