Re: [exim] quick IP masking question

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Συντάκτης: Philip Hazel
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Προς: John Jetmore
Υ/ο: exim-users
Αντικείμενο: Re: [exim] quick IP masking question
On Tue, 24 Oct 2006, John Jetmore wrote:

> I missed the potential importance of match_ip test being added. The
> following two tests seem to be whole equivilants of each other.
>
> ${if match_ip{192.168.10.188}{192.168.10.160/27} {yes}{no} }
>
> ${if eq {${mask:192.168.10.188/27}}{192.168.10.160/27} {yes}{no} }
>
> The top one is much more flexible and makes lookup comparisons a lot
> easier. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some obvious gotchya.
> Am I?


Don't think so. I believe they should be the same.


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