Thanks! Here's the new result for a bracketed period:
853220 ╭considering: ${lookup {${local_part}.list}
dsearch,ret=key,filter=file {/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ╭considering: ${local_part}.list} dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├considering: .list} dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├───────text: .list
853220 ├considering: } dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├──expanding: ${local_part}.list
853220 ╰─────result: owner-johnnies-test-list-2.list
853220 ╰──(tainted)
853220 ╭considering: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├───────text: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853220 ├considering: } {${sg {$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├──expanding: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853220 ╰─────result: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853220 search_open: dsearch "/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853220 search_find: file="/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853220 key="owner-johnnies-test-list-2.list" partial=-1 affix=NULL
starflags=0 opts="ret=key,filter=file"
853220 LRU list:
853220 5/opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853220 End
853220 internal_search_find: file="/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853220 type=dsearch key="owner-johnnies-test-list-2.list"
opts="filter=file"
853220 file lookup required for owner-johnnies-test-list-2.list
853220 in /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853220 creating new cache entry
853220 lookup failed
853220 ╭───scanning: ${sg {$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ╭───scanning: $value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├──────value:
853220 ├───scanning: }{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├──expanding: $value
853220 ├─────result:
853220 ╰───skipping: result is not used
853220 ╭───scanning: [.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├───────text: [.]list
853220 ├───scanning: }{}}}fail}
853220 ├──expanding: [.]list
853220 ├─────result: [.]list
853220 ╰───skipping: result is not used
853220 ╭───scanning: }}}fail}
853220 ├──expanding:
853220 ├─────result:
853220 ╰───skipping: result is not used
853220 ├───scanning: }fail}
853220 ├──expanding: ${sg {$value}{[.]list}{}}
853220 ├─────result:
853220 ╰───skipping: result is not used
853220 ├failed to expand: ${lookup {${local_part}.list}
dsearch,ret=key,filter=file {/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}
853220 ├───error message: "lookup" failed and "fail" requested
853220 ╰failure was forced
853220 search_tidyup called
853218 LOG: MAIN PANIC
853218 == [email protected] R=listserv
T=listserv_transport defer (0) DT=0s: Expansion of "${lookup
{${local_part}.list} dsearch,ret=key,filter=file {/opt/lsoft/listserv/home}
{${sg {$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}" from command
"/opt/lsoft/listserv/bin/lsv_amin /opt/lsoft/listserv/spool "${lookup
{${local_part}.list} dsearch,ret=key,filter=file {/opt/lsoft/listserv/home}
{${sg {$value}{[.]list}{}}}fail}"" in listserv_transport transport failed:
"lookup" failed and "fail" requested
853218 search_tidyup called
Here's the result for a singly escaped period:
853256 ╭considering: ${lookup {${local_part}.list}
dsearch,ret=key,filter=file {/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ╭considering: ${local_part}.list} dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ├considering: .list} dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ├───────text: .list
853256 ├considering: } dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ├──expanding: ${local_part}.list
853256 ╰─────result: johnnies-test-list-2.list
853256 ╰──(tainted)
853256 ╭considering: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ├───────text: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853256 ├considering: } {${sg {$value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ├──expanding: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853256 ╰─────result: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853256 search_open: dsearch "/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853256 search_find: file="/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853256 key="johnnies-test-list-2.list" partial=-1 affix=NULL starflags=0
opts="ret=key,filter=file"
853256 LRU list:
853256 5/opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853256 End
853256 internal_search_find: file="/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853256 type=dsearch key="johnnies-test-list-2.list" opts="filter=file"
853256 file lookup required for johnnies-test-list-2.list
853256 in /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853256 creating new cache entry
853256 lookup yielded: johnnies-test-list-2.list
853256 ╭considering: ${sg {$value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ╭considering: $value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ├──────value: johnnies-test-list-2.list
853256 ├considering: }{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ├──expanding: $value
853256 ╰─────result: johnnies-test-list-2.list
853256 ╭considering: .list}{}}}fail}
853256 ├───────text: .list
853256 ├considering: }{}}}fail}
853256 ├──expanding: .list
853256 ╰─────result: .list
853256 ╭considering: }}}fail}
853256 ├──expanding:
853256 ╰─────result:
853256 compiled RE '.list' not found in local cache
853256 compiling RE '.list'
853256 compiled RE '.list' saved in local cache
853256 sg: match
853256 sg: match
853256 ├───item-res: johnnies-test-2
853256 ├considering: }fail}
853256 ├──expanding: ${sg {$value}{.list}{}}
853256 ╰─────result: johnnies-test-2
853256 ├──expanding: ${lookup {${local_part}.list}
dsearch,ret=key,filter=file {/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{.list}{}}}fail}
853256 ╰─────result: johnnies-test-2
And here's the result for a doubly escaped period:
853282 ╭considering: ${lookup {${local_part}.list}
dsearch,ret=key,filter=file {/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ╭considering: ${local_part}.list} dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├considering: .list} dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├───────text: .list
853282 ├considering: } dsearch,ret=key,filter=file
{/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg {$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├──expanding: ${local_part}.list
853282 ╰─────result: johnnies-test-list-2.list
853282 ╰──(tainted)
853282 ╭considering: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├───────text: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853282 ├considering: } {${sg {$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├──expanding: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853282 ╰─────result: /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853282 search_open: dsearch "/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853282 search_find: file="/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853282 key="johnnies-test-list-2.list" partial=-1 affix=NULL starflags=0
opts="ret=key,filter=file"
853282 LRU list:
853282 5/opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853282 End
853282 internal_search_find: file="/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
853282 type=dsearch key="johnnies-test-list-2.list" opts="filter=file"
853282 file lookup required for johnnies-test-list-2.list
853282 in /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
853282 creating new cache entry
853282 lookup yielded: johnnies-test-list-2.list
853282 ╭considering: ${sg {$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ╭considering: $value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├──────value: johnnies-test-list-2.list
853282 ├considering: }{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├──expanding: $value
853282 ╰─────result: johnnies-test-list-2.list
853282 ╭considering: \.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├backslashed: '\.'
853282 ├considering: list}{}}}fail}
853282 ├───────text: list
853282 ├considering: }{}}}fail}
853282 ├──expanding: \.list
853282 ╰─────result: .list
853282 ╭considering: }}}fail}
853282 ├──expanding:
853282 ╰─────result:
853282 compiled RE '.list' not found in local cache
853282 compiling RE '.list'
853282 compiled RE '.list' saved in local cache
853282 sg: match
853282 sg: match
853282 ├───item-res: johnnies-test-2
853282 ├considering: }fail}
853282 ├──expanding: ${sg {$value}{\.list}{}}
853282 ╰─────result: johnnies-test-2
853282 ├──expanding: ${lookup {${local_part}.list}
dsearch,ret=key,filter=file {/opt/lsoft/listserv/home} {${sg
{$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}
853282 ╰─────result: johnnies-test-2
As you can see, the escaped periods give a faulty result, while the
bracketed period gives the right result and panics the application.
Neither of those states is ideal.
On Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM Jeremy Harris via Exim-users <
[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2025/12/18 3:15 PM, Johnnie Adams via Exim-users wrote:
> > Here's the debug for {${sg {$value}{\.list}{}}}fail}:
> >
> > 842757 postfork: delivery-local
> >
> > 842757 search_open: dsearch "/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
> >
> > 842757 search_find: file="/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
> >
> > 842757 key="johnnies-test-list-2.list" partial=-1 affix=NULL
> starflags=0
> > opts="ret=key,filter=file"
> >
> > 842757 LRU list:
> >
> > 842757 5/opt/lsoft/listserv/home
> >
> > 842757 End
> >
> > 842757 internal_search_find: file="/opt/lsoft/listserv/home"
> >
> > 842757 type=dsearch key="johnnies-test-list-2.list" opts="filter=file"
> >
> > 842757 file lookup required for johnnies-test-list-2.list
> >
> > 842757 in /opt/lsoft/listserv/home
> >
> > 842757 creating new cache entry
> >
> > 842757 lookup yielded: johnnies-test-list-2.list
> >
> > 842757 delivery-local forking for pipe-tpt-cmd
>
> > I don't see a lot of difference in the logging, but I don't know any way
> to
> > make it more verbose.
>
> That looks like you only enabled the "lookup" debug channel.
> I'd suggest you add the "expand" channel also.
>
> See the docs chapter on the exim command-line, around the
> description of the "-d" option.
> --
> Cheers,
> Jeremy
>
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