Re: [exim] Check if LDAP server can be reached

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Auteur: Moritz Wilhelmy
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À: exim-users
Sujet: Re: [exim] Check if LDAP server can be reached
Hello,

On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 18:53:50 +0200, Moritz Wilhelmy wrote:
> On my setup, LDAP lookups happen through NSS. If the LDAP server goes
> down, the lookup fails, and the mail gets permanently rejected. I'd like
> to either reject it only temporarily or accept all messages if the LDAP
> server is down/can't be reached and freeze them.
>
> I tried a simple lookup like this
> ${if eq{\
>     ${lookup ldap{ldaps:///ou=People,dc=bla?uid?sub?(uid=${quote_ldap:$local_part)}}}}\
>     {$local_part}\
>     {true}{false}}

>
> However, if the LDAP server can't be reached, it "generates an error"
> (as described in the specification). What is the correct way to handle
> such an error? Am I trying to do something stupid?


Guess I'll just run a local slapd instance on the mailserver...


Best,

Moritz