[Mimedefang] INPUT_MAIL_FILTER F= flag

[David F. Skoll]

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Mary Verge DeSisto wrote:

> Jul 15 23:59:41 eastwood mimedefang[10925]: [ID 758488 mail.warning]
> mfconnect: Error communicating with multiplexor

> Jul 15 23:59:41 eastwood sm-mta[2738]: [ID 801593 mail.info]
> i6G3xfSb002738: Milter: connect: host=localhost, addr=127.0.0.1, temp
> failing commands

> Any idea why sendmail deferred mail instead of processing it?  Am I
> misinterpreting the F= flag? Is there another option that could be
> overiding the INPUT_MAIL_FILTER options?

mimedefang told sendmail to tempfail the mail.  The "F" flag only accounts
for the situation where sendmail times out talking to mimedefang, or can't
connect.  If sendmail talks to mimedefang, but mimedefang can't talk
to the multiplexor, it's hard-coded in C that mimedefang requests sendmail
to tempfail the mail.

Regards,

David.