Re: [exim] disable logging for a specific acl rule only

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Subject: Re: [exim] disable logging for a specific acl rule only
Hi Todd,

Many many thanks, this has done the job beautifully. :)

Kind Regards,
Alex.


On 2013-02-26 01:00, Todd Lyons wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:13 AM, <other@???> wrote:
>>
>> I cant quite get my head around this but this is what I basically
>> want to
>> do, I want to have an ACL rule that drops if a sender is in a list
>> and have
>> it __NOT__ log it in the rejectlog. The reason for this is that I
>> have a
>> What do I need to add to the below example rule entry to stop it
>> from
>> logging when it is matched?
>>
>> drop    senders = /usr/local/etc/pests.lst
>>         message = Go away spammer!

>>
>> The above ACL works, however it logs.. :(
>
> From Chapter 42 on ACL's:
>
> http://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch-access_control_lists.html?#SECTACLmodi
>
>
> log_reject_target = <log name list>
>
>     This modifier makes it possible to specify which logs are used 
> for
> messages about ACL rejections. Its argument is a colon-separated list
> of words that can be “main”, “reject”, or “panic”. The default is
> main:reject. The list may be empty, in which case a rejection is not
> logged at all. For example, this ACL fragment writes no logging
> information when access is denied:

>
>     deny <some conditions>
>          log_reject_target =

>
>     This modifier can be used in SMTP and non-SMTP ACLs. It applies 
> to
> both permanent and temporary rejections. Its effect lasts for the 
> rest
> of the current ACL.

>
>> I have the exim handbook (hard copy, 2nd edition), but I could not
>> find what
>> I was looking for as the book is very long. Any hints? I don't want
>> to
>> disable logging globally, just this one case.
>
> Do keep thinking about things and experimenting. It gets much easier
> once you become familiar with the important parts of the manual,
> which
> for me are Chapters 11, 15, 24, and 42 :-) I can usually find what
> I
> want, or a reference to what I want from one of those chapters.
>
> ...Todd
> --
> The total budget at all receivers for solving senders' problems is
> $0.
> If you want them to accept your mail and manage it the way you want,
> send it the way the spec says to. --John Levine