Make batch delivery work for files and pipes set up by redirection.

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-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-misc/WishList,v 1.63 2006/03/02 15:13:59 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-misc/WishList,v 1.67 2006/04/04 12:59:42 ph10 Exp $
 
 EXIM 4 WISH LIST
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@@ -295,16 +295,6 @@ David Carter
 So several warnings could be generated as the mailbox got bigger and bigger.
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-(146) 15-May-2000 M  Allow SMTP error codes in retry rules
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-This would allow special handling of certain errors from certain hosts. In
-particular, it would allow failing of certain 4xx codes.
-
-This is now available for 4xx responses to RCPT commands. Is anything more
-needed? Apparently, yes; there's been a request for a similar feature for MAIL
-commands.
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 (148) 15-May-2000 S  Warn recipient if message rejected for quota excession.
 Heinz Ekker
 
@@ -1255,11 +1245,6 @@ This is an option that turns all hard bounces into soft bounces. The idea is
 that it can be used as a safety-net while testing configurations. Instead of a
 local bounce, the message stays on the queue; instead of 5xx SMTP responses,
 4xx ones are given.
-
-The ability to do the opposite - turn 4xx into 5xx under certain circumstances
-might also be useful (e.g. after a certain time). This might best be done by
-extending the retry logic to recognize 4xx as a special error. (This is now
-done.)
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 (202) 10-Oct-03 S  -bvsomething to do a callout after the verify
@@ -1297,7 +1282,6 @@ permanent ones after some fixed time.
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 (209) 31-Oct-03 S  a way of making crashes in pipe commands temporary errors
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 (210) 31-Oct-03 S  runtime option to change the daemon name used for tcprwappers
@@ -1330,13 +1314,6 @@ e.g. exigrep, eximstats, will be automatically handled if the logs are
 changed.)
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-(216) 27-Nov-03 S  Option to bounce if required TLS doesn't happen
-
-This is for the smtp transport with hosts_require_tls set. Currently, it
-defers. Possibly the best approach is to make the error one that can be seen by
-the retry logic.
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 (217) 27-Nov-03 M  A function to pass back variables from Perl
 
 This is a function that can be called from Perl, to take a name and a value and
@@ -1442,12 +1419,6 @@ this reason, I don't really like this idea.
 (236) 02-Feb-04 S  String in local_scan that's added to the binary version string
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-(237) 02-Feb-04 M  Add_header in ACLs because "message" is overloaded
-
-This would be useful for verbs where "message" is an error message. See also
-333.
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 (238) 05-Feb-04 S  ${address to handle multiple addresses
 
 At present, ${address expects to see just one address. An extension would let
@@ -1608,12 +1579,6 @@ For example: mainlog_selector and rejectlog_selector, with log_selector setting
 both of them.
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-(286) 21-Jul-04 M Distinguishing a larger number of errors
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-For instance, detecting "connection reset by peer" (ENETRESET or ECONNRESET)
-might be useful.
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 (288) 10-Aug-04 M Option for verify to require MX
 
 e.g. verify=sender/require_mx
@@ -1905,7 +1870,7 @@ headers should be re-planned and re-implemented in a more consistent manner.
 These are the main previous items:
 
 Exim 3 Wish List: 41, 85, 149, 187.
-Exim 4 Wish List: 55, 62, 63, 160, 212, 237, 270, 314, 328.
+Exim 4 Wish List: 55, 62, 63, 160, 212, 270, 314, 328.
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 (334) 07-Jun-05 M Support for messages larger than 2G
@@ -2025,9 +1990,18 @@ code, because of caching. Probably means we have to invent ewildlsearch and
 enwildlsearch.
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-(350) 28-Feb-06 S Additional errors for retry rules
+(351) 31-Mar-06 ? Allow some/all/a few internal variables to be set
+
+The original idea was to allow "set authenticated = x" to pretend a connection
+is authenticated after other conditions are true. This can, of course, be
+packaged up using macros in other ways. Setting other variables could cause
+problems.
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+(352) 04-Apr-06 S Add +accept_defer for host lists (and maybe others)
 
-(i) Unexpected connection close; (ii) mail_4xx.
+At present, a defer causes a delivery defer. For non-critical ACLs there are
+times when it may be better to accept. See also 226 and 289.
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