Re: [exim] Blocking names from name@ip-address

2011-08-24 Thread Phil Pennock
On 2011-08-23 at 12:41 +0100, De Ranter, Nico wrote: I'm receiving a large number of spam messages from addresses of the form name@ip-address. I'm already blocking addresses of the form @[ip-address] using 'allow_domain_literals=false' but this doesn't seem to stop @ip-address. As long as

Re: [exim] listed at .backscatterer.org

2011-08-24 Thread Craig Whitmore
On 25/08/11 2:36 AM, Oliver Howe ojh...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think I should stop sending bounce backs as long as they are legitimate (if for example somebody made a typing mistake when composing a message). But I do want to stop sending bounce backs to messages that didnt come from where

Re: [exim] listed at .backscatterer.org

2011-08-24 Thread Murray S. Kucherawy
-Original Message- From: exim-users-boun...@exim.org [mailto:exim-users-boun...@exim.org] On Behalf Of Craig Whitmore Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:32 AM To: Oliver Howe; exim-users@exim.org Subject: Re: [exim] listed at .backscatterer.org A mail server should not accept

Re: [exim] listed at .backscatterer.org

2011-08-24 Thread Frank Elsner
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:36:56 +0100 Oliver Howe wrote: Hi, One of my mail servers has been listed at backscatterer.org They say they can remove me for 92 euros or I will be automatically removed in 4 weeks. One idea might be to send bounces and only bounces from a different interface/IP.

[exim] envelope sender vs header from

2011-08-24 Thread Jim Pazarena
Is there an acl which can examine the From: name? It seems that the term sender refers only to the envelope sender, but I am unsure if it isn't ambiguous and has different meanings in different ACLs (acl_smtp_rcpt / acl_smtp_data) What I am trying to do is reject emails where the sender (spammer

[exim] Negation list - NOR statement

2011-08-24 Thread Frank DeChellis
Hi there, I am trying to create a negation for a host list. If I understand correctly, multiple items on a line are ³OR² together. Hosts = !+host_list1 : !+host_list2 If I understand correctly again, I am setting up a resultant NAND function by negating the two lists that are ³OR² together.

[exim] Valid working host failing for a long time

2011-08-24 Thread Colin
Hi folks, I am having a little issue which I am struggling to pin down. Essentially my copy of exim has the followind router and transport: #Router Begin static_route: driver = manualroute transport = remote_smtp_smart route_data = ${lookup{$domain}lsearch{/etc/staticroutes}}

Re: [exim] Blocking names from name@ip-address

2011-08-24 Thread De Ranter, Nico
Hi Phil, when I try exim -bt test@110.1.1.1 I get R: smarthost for test@110.1.1.1 test@110.1.1.1 router = smarthost, transport = remote_smtp_smarthost host x.x.x.x [x.x.x.x] (the server is intended as a filter in front of our main mail server) Thanks

Re: [exim] Blocking names from name@ip-address

2011-08-24 Thread Phil Pennock
On 2011-08-24 at 10:37 +0100, De Ranter, Nico wrote: Hi Phil, when I try exim -bt test@110.1.1.1 I get R: smarthost for test@110.1.1.1 test@110.1.1.1 router = smarthost, transport = remote_smtp_smarthost host x.x.x.x [x.x.x.x] (the server is

Re: [exim] Valid working host failing for a long time

2011-08-24 Thread Phil Pennock
On 2011-08-24 at 16:44 +0100, Colin wrote: 2011-08-22 13:18:16 1QvTSJ-hJ-Rx ** sen...@domain1.tld sen...@domain1.tld R=static_route T=remote_smtp_smart: all hosts have been failing for a long time and were last tried after this message arrived Are you sure that it's the sender address

Re: [exim] envelope sender vs header from

2011-08-24 Thread Phil Pennock
On 2011-08-24 at 19:40 -0700, Jim Pazarena wrote: Is there an acl which can examine the From: name? Yes, acl_smtp_data. Remember that the RFC822/2822/5322 headers come in as part of the message body, after the DATA verb. So in acl_smtp_rcpt, you haven't yet seen the From: header. Also, note

Re: [exim] Negation list - NOR statement

2011-08-24 Thread Phil Pennock
On 2011-08-24 at 22:51 -0400, Frank DeChellis wrote: Hosts = !+host_list1 : !+host_list2 If I understand correctly again, I am setting up a resultant NAND function by negating the two lists that are ³OR² together. Boolean Algebra 201. How would I create a ³NOR² function between the two

Re: [exim] listed at .backscatterer.org

2011-08-24 Thread Jan Ingvoldstad
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 00:50, Frank Elsner frank.els...@tu-berlin.dewrote: One idea might be to send bounces and only bounces from a different interface/IP. This avoids blacklisting of the interface/IP used to send all other normal mail. That is a decent way of mitigating the risks, but I