Re: [maildropl] Using variables in loopkup file

[Sam V. <mr...@co...>]

Florian Lindner writes:

> Sent another times, since the other email hasn't shown up in my inbox nor in 
> the archives although it was sent more than 2 hours ago.
> 
> Hello,
> can I use variables, like $LOGNAME in a file I check with lookup from 
> my .mailfilter?
> 
> How? Just putting them in the file has not worked for me.
> If not, why?

What let you to believe that it should work like that?

>               Is there a certain reason why not?

Because that's not how it works.

You cannot use variables in an explicit /pattern/, so why do you believe 
that you can use variables in patterns read from a file, with lookup()?