----- Original Message ----- From: "John Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exim Users List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [exim] Yahoo & hotmail, bulk email problem
> On 12/07/2007 14:43, Phil (Medway Hosting) wrote: > > From: "Mike Cardwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> One thing I have noticed though is the helo your server is sending is: > >> "localhost.localdomain" > > > > No it doesn't. > > > > I verified this by asking Majid to send me an email direct. It HELO's as > > mailhub.webstarts.com just fine. > > I think the web server is calling itself localhost.localdomain when it > says HELO to mailhub.webstarts.com. Whether this would be enough to > upset Yahoo etc. (because it will appear in mailhub's Received: header) > I've no idea, but I wouldn't have thought so. True. But then under normal circumstance that would have to be ignored as it would be the name of the senders home computer - which could be anything (funniest example I saw - WIFE-FROM-HELL - I wonder if she knew ?) It could well be an idea to change that though just in case localhost.localdomain is specifically looked for in the filters. All the best Phil _____________________________________________ Website Hosting from only £5.00 per month. www.medwayhosting.com - +44 (0)1634 856965 _____________________________________________ Digital & Traditional Printing, and much more www.medwayprint.com - +44 (0)1634 281199 _____________________________________________ -- ## 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/
