Minor patch to Sieve documentation.

[exim.git] / doc / doc-txt / README.SIEVE

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/README.SIEVE,v 1.5 2005/06/17 10:47:05 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/README.SIEVE,v 1.6 2005/07/01 10:21:45 ph10 Exp $

 
               Notes on the Sieve implementation for Exim
 
 
               Notes on the Sieve implementation for Exim
 


@@ -158,14 +158,6 @@ that aspect using the appendfile transport options "create_directory",
 the Exim specification for details.
 
 
 the Exim specification for details.
 
 

-Semantics of Redirect
-
-Sieve scripts are supposed to be interoperable between servers, so this
-implementation does not allow redirecting mail to unqualified addresses,
-because the domain would depend on the used system and on systems with
-virtual mail domains it is probably not what the user expects it to be.
-
-

 String Arguments
 
 There has been confusion if the string arguments to "require" are to be
 String Arguments
 
 There has been confusion if the string arguments to "require" are to be


@@ -181,13 +173,10 @@ Sieve Syntax and Semantics
 RFC 3028 confuses syntax and semantics sometimes.  It uses a generic
 grammar as syntax for actions and tests and performs many checks during
 semantic analysis.  Syntax is specified as grammar rule, semantics
 RFC 3028 confuses syntax and semantics sometimes.  It uses a generic
 grammar as syntax for actions and tests and performs many checks during
 semantic analysis.  Syntax is specified as grammar rule, semantics

-with natural language, despire the latter often talking about syntax.
+with natural language, despite the latter often talking about syntax.

 The intention was to provide a framework for the syntax that describes
 current commands as well as future extensions, and describing commands
 The intention was to provide a framework for the syntax that describes
 current commands as well as future extensions, and describing commands

-by semantics.  Since the semantic analysis is not specified by formal
-rules, it is easy to get that phase wrong, as demonstrated by the mistake
-in RFC 3028 to forbid "elsif" being followed by "elsif" (which is allowed
-in Sieve, it's just not specified correctly).
+by semantics.

 
 RFC 3028 does not define if semantic checks are strict (always treat
 unknown extensions as errors) or lazy (treat unknown extensions as error,
 
 RFC 3028 does not define if semantic checks are strict (always treat
 unknown extensions as errors) or lazy (treat unknown extensions as error,