Ahh... I stand corrected. I really should avoid answering mail relaying questions in hte middle of the night!
Just as a side-note, it is a silly option anyway, isn't it? I've not used it for anything useful... yet. On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Philip Hazel wrote: > On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Marc Haber wrote: > > > On Wed, 4 Aug 1999 00:53:15 -0600 (MDT), you wrote: > > >If you have the "relay-domains-include-local-MX = true" in your > > >/etc/exim.conf file, this is true. It WILL relay for anyone who lists > > >your machine as an MX for their domain (real, or not). I think this was > > >the original question. > > That is incorrect. > > > It will not relay _FOR_ anyone who lists the exim host as an MX for > > their domain; it will relay _TO_ anyone who lists the exim host as an > > MX for their domain. This is a siginificant difference. > > That is correct. Relaying _FOR_ is controlled by hosts, not domains. > Typically: relay for any host on my local network. > > There are some controls by sender (though they are weak, since senders > are easily forged) but they do not involve looking up MX records for the > sender. > > > -- > Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | Nate Duehr - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Support Amateur Radio & Linux! | | Private Pilot, Telephony Engineer | Ham Callsign: N0NTZ | | UNIX Hack, Perl Hack, Tech-Freak | Grid Square: DM79 | | | "May the Source be with you." | +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | HamRadio and Linux mailing lists available for interested parties: | | http://www.natetech.com/mailman/listinfo | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+