.endd
on a line by itself. Double quotes round the file name are optional. If you use
the first form, a configuration error occurs if the file does not exist; the
-second form does nothing for non-existent files. In all cases, an absolute file
+second form does nothing for non-existent files.
+.new
+The first form allows a relative name. It is resolved relative to
+the directory of the including file. For the second form an absolute file
name is required.
+.wen
Includes may be nested to any depth, but remember that Exim reads its
configuration file often, so it is a good idea to keep them to a minimum.
process the lines of the included file as if they occurred inline where the
inclusion appears.
-Relative names are allowed with &`.include`&, and are resolved
-relative to the directory of the including file. For security reasons
-this is not allowed with &`.include_if_exists`&. To avoid confusion, it
-is strongly recommended to use absolute names only.
-
.section "Macros in the configuration file" "SECTmacrodefs"
This file contains descriptions of new features that have been added to Exim.
Before a formal release, there may be quite a lot of detail so that people can
-test from the snapshots or the CVS before the documentation is updated. Once
+test from the snapshots or the Git before the documentation is updated. Once
the documentation is updated, this file is reduced to a short list.
Version 4.89
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+ 1. Allow relative config file names for ".include"
+
Version 4.88
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