Re: [exim] ACL error bypass?

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Autor: Marc Perkel
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Dla: W B Hacker
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On 2/22/2011 8:03 AM, W B Hacker wrote:
> Marc Perkel wrote:
>> Is there a way to tell an ACL to just bypass and do nothing in the case
>> where it normally would return a "Tempory Local Problem" because of
>> something like a failed string expansion or a missing file?
>>
>> The problem I'm trying to fix is that I'm allowing users to type in
>> strings to block messages in headers. But if the user types something
>> that "match" doesn't like then they end up getting their email blocked
>> and no knowing what happened. I'd like to have an "ignore errors"
>> command in an ACL so that if there's some kind of failure the ACL is
>> silently bypassed.
>>
>>
>
> Just do it in two steps, much as if it was a point score accumulation.
>
> Use a 'warn' verb to set up <something> such as a string or acl_?
> variable for the test you cite above.
>
> Put the 'action' verb (accept, deny .. whatever) in a *subsequent* acl
> that inspects what the warn onpassed.
>
> That lets you write your own error-handing / branching... and/or use
> several tests then combine results before taking a decision.
>
> Not much limit to the flexibility ...
>
> HTH,
>
> Bill
>


Thanks - I'll give that a try.