Re: [exim] retry rule lost_connection or tls_required

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Author: W B Hacker
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To: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] retry rule lost_connection or tls_required
Andre van der Walt wrote:

> hi,
>
> when trying to set a retry rule for lost_connection or tls_required as follows:
> *               tls_required       F,2h,15m; F,1d,4h
> *               lost_connection    F,2h,15m; F,1d,4h

>
> you get the following errors when doing exim -bV
> 2006-10-15 21:38:53 Exim configuration error in line 489 of
> /usr/local/etc/exim/configure:
> unknown or malformed retry error "lost_connection"
> 2006-10-15 21:38:00 Exim configuration error in line 488 of
> /usr/local/etc/exim/configure:
> unknown or malformed retry error "tls_required"
>
> by removing the retry parameters from each rule exim -bV runs fine.
> *               tls_required
> *               lost_connection

>
> us this suppose to be like this, using wrong format or is this a bug?
>
> Exim version 4.62 #0 (FreeBSD 6.1) built 22-Sep-2006 18:21:07
>
> thanks for all help in advance.
>
> andre
>


No bug. Positive Feature, AFAICS

Exim is *really nice* about parsing the configure file, finding bugs, and
telling you *what* they are and *where* they are.

<Ctrl>k,l,488 (with joe) and you are on top of it.

Now - as *why* that doesn't work.... never even seen the like, so ..

4.6X spec?

Bill