[exim-dev] [Bug 2844] ${perl} expansion can change global st…

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Assumpte: [exim-dev] [Bug 2844] ${perl} expansion can change global state
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2844

--- Comment #2 from Heiko Schlittermann <hs@???> ---
Changing the internal state of Exim via Perl should be considered intentional.
Perl is used here to *extend* Exim's functionality.

Regarding the ALRM handler: I think, it is Exim's duty to make sure that the
wanted handler is installed, prior to the call to alarm().

But - to improve stability, I can imagine a variant of the ${perl...} expansion
which forks a subprocess, to be on the safe side; at the expense of the
operational overhead.

For now I'll rework the places where we rely on our signal handler for ALRM
being installed.

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