Andreas M. Kirchwitz <amk@???> (Mo 07 Mär 2016 02:03:52 CET):
> Heiko Schlittermann <hs@???> wrote:
>
> > New options
> > -----------
> >
> > We had to introduce two new configuration options:
> >
> > keep_environment =
> > add_environment =
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > ** THIS MAY BREAK your existing installation **
> >
> > If both options are not used in the configuration, Exim issues a warning
> > on startup. This warning disappears if at least one of these options is
> > used (even if set to an empty value).
>
> Thanks for the security updates! Highly appreciated.
>
> Unfortunately, it looks like this warning message also has the
> potential to break existing installations because
>
> "<eximbin> -C /dev/null -bP <configvar>"
>
> is sometimes used to get preconfigured configuration settings.
Yes, I agree. I'm working on a solution for this issue.
It will make it into 4.87, hopefully.
Best regards from Dresden/Germany
Viele Grüße aus Dresden
Heiko Schlittermann
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