[exim-dev] [Bug 1925] Fallback to local SMTP if cannot get r…

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Author: admin
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To: exim-dev
Subject: [exim-dev] [Bug 1925] Fallback to local SMTP if cannot get root privs
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1925

sf@??? changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Resolution|INVALID                     |---
           Priority|medium                      |low
           Severity|bug                         |wishlist
             Status|RESOLVED                    |REOPENED


--- Comment #4 from sf@??? ---
(In reply to Jeremy Harris from comment #3)
> Exim needs use of a spool directory whatever means it is using for delivery,
> as would any store-and-forward MTA. It sounds like you are asking for a
> non store-and-forward transparent proxy for SMTP; Exim is not that.


The real delivery would be done by the exim daemon / queue runner on the same
host. And I am not looking for an SMTP proxy but a program that accepts
sendmail command line options and passes the mails on to the local exim (with
SMTP or by whatever other means that does not require a suid binary).

I think what I would need is something like the mua_wrapper option, but

* Only affect mail that is received locally (non-SMTP) and still allow exim to
be run as daemon. Currently, mua_wrapper is a global option.

* Use /tmp instead of the normal spool directory in this mode.


Isn't this a valid wishlist issue?

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