I use sender extended callout/varification in Exim:

  deny    message     = Sender cannot be verified
          log_message = "Reject: sender cannot be verified"
          !verify     = sender/callout=2m,defer_ok

I find the above extremely useful in combating spam from addresses with a real domain, but fictitious local part. However, I just noticed in logs that mail from noreply@ type email addresses bounces back:

2017-12-29 11:35:59.004 [27104] H=mail-cys01nam02hn0243.outbound.protection.outlook.com (NAM02-CY1-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com) [104.47.37.243]:59248 I=[192.168.15.2]:25 sender verify fail for <[email protected]>: microsoft-com.mail.protection.outlook.com [23.103.156.74] : SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<[email protected]>: 550 5.4.1 [[email protected]]: Recipient address rejected: Access denied [DM3NAM06FT008.Eop-nam06.prod.protection.outlook.com]

I can understand why they would reject a MAIL command on that address, as it can't receive email (if that's correct?). What is the best way to proceed here? Add a condition to the callout acl, to check for a list of keywords in the local part of the sender's address? Is the remote end breaking the rules? Some other solution to fix this, maybe?

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