Re: [exim] acl_smtp_notquit and acl conditions

Top Page
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: Magnus Holmgren
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] acl_smtp_notquit and acl conditions
On torsdagen den 4 oktober 2007, Pixel // pinterface wrote:
>   acl_deny:
>     deny

>
>   acl_smtp_notquit:
>     accept acl = acl_deny
>     warn logwrite = How rude!

>
> This spits 'ACL for not-QUIT returned ERROR: "deny" is not allowed in a
> QUIT or not-QUIT ACL' into my mail log. That would make sense had I
> written "acl_smtp_notquit: deny ...", but I didn't, so I'm a bit confused.
> [...]
> So what I'm wondering is, quite simply, am I misunderstanding the
> documentation here and the current behavior is correct, or have I stumbled
> upon a bug?


IMO it's clearly a bug. When the condition is "acl", acl_check_condition()
calls acl_check_internal() recursively, but doesn't tell it about that fact.

There needs to be some thinking about the cleanest solution to this, and it's
too late for me today, but please do file a bug report.

-- 
Magnus Holmgren        holmgren@???
                       (No Cc of list mail needed, thanks)


"Exim is better at being younger, whereas sendmail is better for
Scrabble (50 point bonus for clearing your rack)" -- Dave Evans