Other questions on amavis.conf

[Patrick Ben Koetter]

* Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>:
> Use of single and double quotes around values:
> 
> Is there some meaning to when single and double quotes are used?  Or is it
> to avoid possible substitutions to use single instead of double quotes?
> 
> For example:
> 
> $mydomain = 'test.htt-consult.com';   # a convenient default for other
> settings

As in many scripting languages a single quote defines a literal string and
double quotes contain a string, which may be interpreted i.e. may contain
another expression that need to be interpreted.

$mydomain = 'htt-consult.com';
$myhostame = "test.$mydomain";


> Why is a single quote used here?  I would venture that no special reason
> other than 'because', and I can change it to a double quote.
> 
> 
> Is there a way for @mynetworks to read in an external file that would be
> easier to maintain (like I do with acls in dns) rather than needing to work
> with this value in amavis.conf.  And if so, what would be the structure of
> content in that file?

I'm not aware of a special subroutine for that. Take a look at read_hash and
read_text in RELEASE_NOTES. Since everything in amavis is pure perl you can
write some routine yourself.

p at rick

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