Heiko Schlittermann <hs@???> wrote:
>> Clearing the complete environment also raises some questions like
>> do I have to make exceptions for LANG and TZ? And will Exim work
>> without any PATH?
>
> Tha't not totally clear. Exim itself doesn't use any environment. BUT it
> may use the environment indirect, by using libraries (LDAP being some
> example). I suppose that libldap check LDAP* variables. I'm not sure
> about other lookups (Berkeley DB?)
If I may ask, what was the reason to clear the environment
in the first place? It's a significant change, so I guess
certain environment settings imposed serious problems.
I'm a little scared now that I add exactly those variables
to keep_environment which should be avoided at all costs.
Greetings, Andreas
