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Author: Satya Gowtham Kudupudi
Date:  
To: Jeremy Harris
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Unable to send or receive mails, Tainted not permitted
local_delivery:
driver = appendfile
# file = /var/mail/$local_part
directory = /home/$local_part/.maildir
maildir_format
maildir_use_size_file
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
group = mail
mode = 0660

Is configuration present in exam.conf; please tell me the modification I’ve to do to avoid the “Tainted” error.

> On 11-Feb-2022, at 2:55 PM, Jeremy Harris via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
>
> On 11/02/2022 05:57, necktwi via Exim-users wrote:
>> When I try to send a mail I get the following message in exim log and the mail is not received by the receiver.
>> 2022-02-11 11:21:03 1nEVHn-00011P-At == necktwi@??? R=localuser T=local_delivery defer (-1): Tainted '/home/necktwi/.maildir' (file or directory name for local_delivery transport) not permitted
>> How to fix it?
>
> Your configuratino needs update so as to not use untrustworthy
> information as a filename. The docs have information on de-tainting;
> start with the Concept Index.
>
> http://exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch-concept_index.html
> --
> Cheers,
> Jeremy
>
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