[exim-dev] [Bug 955] New: Misleading use of 'max_rcpts' smtp…

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Author: Sander Smeenk
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Subject: [exim-dev] [Bug 955] New: Misleading use of 'max_rcpts' smtp transport option
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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=955
           Summary: Misleading use of 'max_rcpts' smtp transport option
           Product: Exim
           Version: N/A
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: bug
          Priority: low
         Component: Documentation
        AssignedTo: nigel@???
        ReportedBy: ssmeenk@???
                CC: exim-dev@???



The Fine Manual has a booboo that might confuse others too:

The page at:
http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch45.html
reads:

| "If a message contains a number of different addresses, all those with
| the same characteristics (for example, the same envelope sender) that
| resolve to the same set of hosts, in the same order, are sent in a
| single SMTP transaction, even if they are for different domains, unless
| there are more than the setting of the max_rcpts option in the smtp
| transport allows, in which case they are split into groups containing no
| more than max_rcpts addresses each."


The option is in fact called 'max_rcpt', without the trailing 's'.

This would have been clear if the boldness stopped at the last 't' but
the entire 'max_rcpts' is boldfaced which lead me to believe that was the
correct option to use.

The smtp transport documentation at
http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch30.html has
the correct 'max_rcpt', but i was satisfied reading ch45.html and copied
'max_rcpts'.

Perhaps this can be changed?

Thanks.


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