On 23 April 2010 15:23, Always Learning <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there a need for this Exim operated Exim mailing list to 'patch-up' > what I would describe as defective emails before circulating them to > members of the mailing list ?
No > As a contented Exim user and a disliker of spam I have a, so far, robust > system which has successfully prevented any spam being forwarded by > Exim. No Spam Assassin, no databases just some commonsense rules > programmed with the invaluable assistance of mailing list members. > > One of the rejection reasons is no 'To:' header in arriving emails. This > Exim list doesn't care whether a email accepted for circulation has a > 'To:' header but my Exim configuration does and therefore rejects it. Then your configuration is broken. 'To' is an optional header. > In the last week my Exim system has rejected about 6 such emails. Oh dear. Mine didn't. > Should the list's Exim server: > > (a) impose a minimum standard of a 'To:' header; or No > (b) insert a 'To:' header when it has been omitted by the sender ? No Peter -- Peter Bowyer Email: [email protected] Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/peeebeee -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
