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Author: Charles Leclerc
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To: Exim-users
Subject: [exim] Re: No immediate delivery for emails locally submitted in systemd unit
On 2023-09-02 14:34, Jeremy Harris wrote:
> On 02/09/2023 03:16, Jasen Betts via Exim-users wrote:
> > On 2023-09-01, Andreas Metzler via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
> >> On 2023-09-01 Slavko via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
> >> [...]
> >>> You have several options:
> >>
> >>> + use forking type unit (not appropriate in all cases)
> >>> + disable kill in unit (not very good idea)
> >>> + setup sendwait in mailx (not with bsd-mailx)
> >>> + use exim directly with -odf
> >>> + use cron for repeated tasks
> >>
> >> + Inject the messages via SMTP, e.g. with swaks.
> >
> > yes, or "nullmailer" which is a /usr/bin/sendmail replacement.
> > you might have to install from source as the debian nullmailer package
> > conflicts with exim (because the both provide sendmail)
>
> Kinda pointless having to use a different mailer if your system
> already has Exim (which can use -odf to get around this systemd
> stupidity).

I agree, it's a litlle sad to use a different mailer (but efficient
nevertheless). I went with the exim direct call with -odf option and it worked
like a charm.

Thanks a lot for your help !

Charles Leclerc
Edibox Inc.



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