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| author | Philip Hazel <ph10@hermes.cam.ac.uk> | 2006-10-24 12:56:06 +0000 |
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| committer | Philip Hazel <ph10@hermes.cam.ac.uk> | 2006-10-24 12:56:06 +0000 |
| commit | 328895cc07b8caf8c18003569431a02129989289 (patch) | |
| tree | d63fd2d73d25cefa6e803846040023253c80d1a7 /doc/doc-txt/NewStuff | |
| parent | 0ef732d996b5f37b28410c5efe132fbbe5c686ef (diff) | |
Added -bem option.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-txt/NewStuff | 27 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff index e96087601..95a207516 100644 --- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff +++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.118 2006/10/23 13:24:21 ph10 Exp $ +$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.119 2006/10/24 12:56:06 ph10 Exp $ New Features in Exim -------------------- @@ -133,11 +133,26 @@ Version 4.64 7. There is a new command-line option called -Mset. It is useful only in conjunction with -be (that is, when testing string expansions). It must be - followed by a message id; Exim loads the given message before doing the - expansions, thus setting message-specific variables such as $message_size - and the header variables. This feature is provided to make it easier to test - expansions that make use of these variables. However, Exim must be called by - an admin user when -Mset is used. + followed by a message id; Exim loads the given message from its spool before + doing the expansions, thus setting message-specific variables such as + $message_size and the header variables. The $recipients variable is + available. This feature is provided to make it easier to test expansions + that make use of these variables. However, Exim must be called by an admin + user when -Mset is used. + +8. Another similar new command-line option is called -bem. It operates like -be + except that it must be followed by the name of a file. For example: + + exim -bem /tmp/testmessage + + The file is read as a message (as if receiving a locally-submitted non-SMTP + message) before any of the test expansions are done. Thus, message-specific + variables such as $message_size and $h_from: are available. However, no + Received: header is added to the message. If the -t option is set, + recipients are read from the headers in the normal way, and are shown in the + $recipients variable. Note that recipients cannot be given on the command + line, because further arguments are taken as strings to expand (just like + -be). Version 4.63 |