Re: [exim] Exim not obeying "delay = " in acl_smtp_connect

On 27/12/17 10:19, Sebastian Arcus via Exim-users wrote:
> Apologies for posting for the third time in three days. I have the
> following acl in acl_smtp_connect, which appears to be ignoring
> completely the "delay =" setting:
>
> drop message     = Reverse DNS record incorrect or missing
>        ! condition = ${if eq{$received_port}{587}}
>        ! verify    = reverse_host_lookup
>        delay       = 600s
>
> The acl is working, I can see the messages in the logs, but the
> connections get dropped almost instantly - maybe 1-2 seconds max. I've
> tried DENY instead of DROP, I tried 3m instead of 600s. I've even tried
> moving it to acl_smtp_helo, and it does the same thing. I've googled,
> but all the results refer to the standard use of DELAY =, nobody seems
> to complain that theirs is not working. I am on Exim 4.89
>
> Edit: in fact, I just realised that none of the acl's in acl_smtp_helo
> obey the delay either.
>

Run your daemon with the debug option "-d-all+acl". It'll run in
foreground, and output debug info on the ACL flow to stderr.
Check that it is indeed that ACL verb that is executing (and
failing to delay) and not some other one.
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Cheers,
Jeremy