On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 16:09 +0200, Jakob Hirsch wrote: > (Default config's) Sender verification is done in the RCPT ACL, so I'd > say this is also the right point for other checks that would logically > belong into the MAIL ACL. (HELO check should be before verify, but I > guess you know that.) > > IIRC, the reason for that was that some broken MTAs do not recognise > permanent errors on MAIL FROM as permanent, so they keep trying to send > until their queue timeout hits. I wonder if such trash is still in use > today.
I keep thinking I want to move the HELO checks to the HELO ACL, and test the envelope sender in the MAIL ACL. But then I remember I do want to accept mail from broken severs and bad senders that is addressed to postmaster, and I can't do that until the RCPT it known. -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
