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-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-misc/WishList,v 1.44 2005/07/21 21:22:53 jetmore Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-misc/WishList,v 1.55 2005/10/20 11:36:09 ph10 Exp $

 
 EXIM 4 WISH LIST
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 EXIM 4 WISH LIST
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@@ -366,15 +366,6 @@ delivery to a given address rather than freezing the message. Use the errors_to
 address?
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 address?
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-(172)  11-Sep-2000 S  Allow file/directory in appendfile to override
-"Michael J. Tubby"
-
-When appendfile is called from forward or filter files, it ignores file or
-directory settings. Maybe they should override. The path set by the forward or
-filter is available in $address_file these days, so it could be used to create
-a longer path.
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-

 (173)  18-Sep-2000 S  A way of doing lsearches with EOL terminated keys
 Jason Robertson
 
 (173)  18-Sep-2000 S  A way of doing lsearches with EOL terminated keys
 Jason Robertson
 


@@ -382,10 +373,6 @@ This is for looking up things like subject contents. Probably need an option to
 exim_dbmbuild to make them into DBM files.
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 exim_dbmbuild to make them into DBM files.
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-(174)  19-Sep-2000 S  A way of using a different port for fallback hosts.
-Dean Brooks
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 (181)  10-Nov-2000 S  Compile-time options for ignoring Sendmail options
 
 So that new ones could be accommodated easily.
 (181)  10-Nov-2000 S  Compile-time options for ignoring Sendmail options
 
 So that new ones could be accommodated easily.


@@ -424,12 +411,6 @@ latter would worth the hassle), in a way like:
         headers_remove = "X-*:Additional-header"
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         headers_remove = "X-*:Additional-header"
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-(188)  02-Jan-2001 S  Make pipe timeout a temporary error
-Georg v.Zezschwitz
-
-A way to make a timeout into a temporary error.
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 (190)  03-Jan-2001 M  Multiple message operations in eximon
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 (190)  03-Jan-2001 M  Multiple message operations in eximon
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@@ -459,10 +440,6 @@ could be put into $recipient, but that risks confusion with $recipients
 might have. At ACL time, one would need to verify the recipient, and determine
 that it routed to host X.
 
 might have. At ACL time, one would need to verify the recipient, and determine
 that it routed to host X.
 

-. A new lookup library that operates on a specially prepared file of IP
-addresses and masks so that a single "lookup" yields a yes/no answer. This
-should be a freestanding thing - needs a utility to build the file from a list.
-

 . People want to change the wording of messages; can we find an efficient way
 of allowing this? (Maybe put all messages into a separate module?) The problem
 is not in the messages themselves, but in the values that get inserted into
 . People want to change the wording of messages; can we find an efficient way
 of allowing this? (Maybe put all messages into a separate module?) The problem
 is not in the messages themselves, but in the values that get inserted into


@@ -493,7 +470,8 @@ can make use of it.
 . Implement randomize for ldap/sql servers.
 
 . Add an option for ETRN that says "wait for the command to finish, and use its
 . Implement randomize for ldap/sql servers.
 
 . Add an option for ETRN that says "wait for the command to finish, and use its

-stdout as the SMTP response."
+stdout as the SMTP response."  // A serialized ETRN now does the waiting, but
+there is as yet no way to use the status. //

 
 . -odsomething for "ignore retry when doing immediate delivery".
 
 
 . -odsomething for "ignore retry when doing immediate delivery".
 


@@ -501,9 +479,6 @@ stdout as the SMTP response."
 it were 4xx. Or possible add a sophisticated "after command X, treat xxx as
 yyy".
 
 it were 4xx. Or possible add a sophisticated "after command X, treat xxx as
 yyy".
 

-. A way of rewriting addresses in non-standard header lines such as
-Mail-Followup-To.
-

 . Global option to enable initgroups() for exim uid. Default off.
 
 . When verifying a sender, should it be rewritten with any T rewrites, because
 . Global option to enable initgroups() for exim uid. Default off.
 
 . When verifying a sender, should it be rewritten with any T rewrites, because


@@ -528,8 +503,6 @@ these entries.
 . Options and/or a utility to enable non-privileged users to view the queue
 (e.g. -bpp), manipulate their own messages, etc.
 
 . Options and/or a utility to enable non-privileged users to view the queue
 (e.g. -bpp), manipulate their own messages, etc.
 

-. Specify a port along with a host in a route_list.
-

 . A generalized "From" escaping scheme that also escapes >From so that the
 whole thing can be reversed.
 
 . A generalized "From" escaping scheme that also escapes >From so that the
 whole thing can be reversed.
 


@@ -588,7 +561,8 @@ Would require work so that Exim itself doesn't use -t.
 John W Baxter
 
 May be tricky, because at the higher levels, the format of the query is not
 John W Baxter
 
 May be tricky, because at the higher levels, the format of the query is not

-understood.
+understood. // There is now a fudge that works in some cases. See ChangeLog
+4.51/PH/10. //

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 (9)  01-Jan-02  S  Headers as well as body in file for autoreply
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 (9)  01-Jan-02  S  Headers as well as body in file for autoreply


@@ -1181,10 +1155,6 @@ needed is a flag for a rewrite rule.
 Suggested patch supplied.
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 Suggested patch supplied.
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-(171) 23-Jun-03 S  Option to make timeout a soft failure on pipe transport
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 (172) 23-Jun-03 M  Option to make SQL query to specific server
 
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 (172) 23-Jun-03 M  Option to make SQL query to specific server
 
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@@ -1958,14 +1928,6 @@ This is probably a longish-term thing at the moment. Quotas over 2G are now
 supported, but not individual messages; no doubt one day this will be wanted.
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 supported, but not individual messages; no doubt one day this will be wanted.
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-(335) 14-Jun-05 T Re-arrange default configuration
-
-A small niggle which might be worth fixing is the ordering of the ACL in the
-default configuration file. The relay_from_hosts and authenticated clauses
-would be better off before the dnslists examples. However, this should be left
-until a x.x0 release, because of the documentation implications.
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 (336) 16-Jun-05 M Show recipient(s) after header check failure
 
 The mainlog line for "There is no valid sender in any header line" shows the
 (336) 16-Jun-05 M Show recipient(s) after header check failure
 
 The mainlog line for "There is no valid sender in any header line" shows the


@@ -1991,5 +1953,54 @@ for ages that require the use of the old API. Therefore, we will have to
 implement not only an interface to the new API, but a backwards compatibility
 feature. It would be nice if this was automatic.
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 implement not only an interface to the new API, but a backwards compatibility
 feature. It would be nice if this was automatic.
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---- HWM 338 ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(339) 28-Jul-05 S Log name of maildir file
+
+This wish is for an option to log the name of the file that is written in
+maildir format (e.g. time.pid.host).
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+(340) 30-Aug-05 M Match more than one item
+
+match_address, for instance, matches one address to a list. The wish is to be
+able to supply two lists; for each address in the first list, search the
+second. Maybe something like ${match_any{...}{...}} is needed.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(341) 15-Sep-05 S Add /return_path_retain to submission mode
+
+This would re-instate the behaviour prior to change 4.52/TF/02.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(342) 26-Sep-05 T Log and maybe defer odd values for condition pre-condition
+
+Odd values for "condition" in an ACL cause it to defer. In a router, they are
+treated as "true". At least they should be logged in a router, and perhaps they
+should also defer, for compatibility with ACLs.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(343) 03-Oct-05 M A query-style lookup for scanning flat files
+
+The natural syntax for this would be to use a regex, like this:
+${lookup regex{/some/file regex}{found-string}{not-found-string}}
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(344) 10-Oct-05 M Make debug_print work in authenticators
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(345) 14-Oct-05 M Standardize rejection messages
+
+"The parsing for rejection lines is a bit of a mess, and fairly
+unmaintainable. Do you think it would be possible to standardise
+rejection/refusal log messages? How about something like:
+
+(<ID>|16 Spaces) *< (Connection|MAIL|RCPT|HELO|EHLO|DATA) rejected (from
+<Address>)?: <Reason> (\(<Detail>\))?"
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(346) 20-Oct-05 S Set $domain and $local_part in retry matching
+
+Currently, these variables are unset. Make it like rewrite matching.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--- HWM 346 ------------------------------------------------------------------

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