On 2014-09-13, Terry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Relative newbie here. I thought I had a handle on what I was doing in > rejecting mail to unknown users but a discussion on another list and > subsequent googling made me question it. > > I have the following in acl_smtp_rcpt: > > require > message = 550 5.1.1 Bad destination mailbox address > verify = recipient > > It works just fine and has been since the server's been set up. > > I ran across an entry on the exim wiki on recipient verification. > https://github.com/Exim/exim/wiki/Verification#recipient-verification > > Recipient Verification > Drop at connect time if the Recipient doesn't exist. > deny message = REJECTED - Recipient Verify Failed - User Not Found > domains = +all_mail_handled_locally > !verify = recipient/callout=2m,defer_ok,use_sender
[...] > verify = recipient/<options> "This condition is > Am I correct in assuming that the wiki entry is incorrect when it says > that you can "drop at connect time" since verify isn't available then? > Or am I even more confused than I thought I was? Is there some other > way I should be checking for non-existent users? Earlier on than > acl_smtp_rcpt? yes. you are correct. -- umop apisdn -- ## List details at https://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/
