Re: [exim] why "no_verify" on userforward router?

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Author: Marc Haber
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] why "no_verify" on userforward router?
On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:53:45 +0200, Magnus Holmgren
<holmgren@???> wrote:
>On Friday 01 June 2007 09:38, Marc Haber wrote:
>> may I ask why the userforward router in the exim default configure
>> file has the "no_verify" option set? Ths prevents the use of ":fail:"
>> in a ~/.forward file (at least it causes accept-and-bounce behavior),
>> and I do not see any advantage here.
>
>Weren't you satisfied with Andreas's answer on
>pkg-exim4-users? "In verifying mode exim runs as exim_user and therefore
>cannot read ~/.forward if the file and directory permissions disallow it for
>unprivileged users." In the case of filters there are additional implications.


The two messages crossed each other. Sorry 'bout that.

Greetings
Marc

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