Re: [exim] Blocking names in e-mailaddresses

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Author: Peter Velan
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Blocking names in e-mailaddresses
am 2006-03-29 13:20 schrieb Jens Strohschnitter:
>> >>> > What should be entered to the /path_to_blacklists/h_from ?
>> >>> > This should contain a list of names like doctor. For example the mailaddress
>> >>> >
>> >>> > "Doctor" blabla@???
>> >>>
>> >>> This complete string is not an email address, only the part
>> >>> "blabla@???" is one. Are you sure, you want to check any part of
>> >>> header "from:", not only the email address?
>> >>>
>> >>> If yes, then don't extract the email address from header, and let
>> >>> nwildlsearch compare file content against the whole header string:
>> >>>
>> >>> set acl_m1 = ${lookup {$h_From:} \
>> >>>              nwildlsearch{/path_to_blacklists/h_from} }

>> >>>
>> >>> > should be blocked. But only if "" contains doctor.
>> >>> > What do I have to add to the blacklist ?
>> >>>
>> >>> doctor : text you want to be reported along with the deny
>> >>
>> >> I need the config for 4.20 and 4.30. With 4.20 the command nwildsearch
>> >> is not supported:
>> >>
>> >> unknown lookuptype: "nwildsearch"
>> >>
>> >> What should I use for 4.20 ? lsearch only, blocks any incomming mail :-(
>> >
>> > Sorry Jens, I entered the EXIM-path with 4.34. I just took a look to the
>> > main EXIM ftp-server and found EXIM 4.5 - dated Feb 18 2005 - as the
>> > last version you could get from the server.
>
> is there no chance to get it work with 4.20 ? We have running
> round about 120 linux-servers with exim 4.20. An upgrade is
> very difficult ;-)


For sure, there is a way! You have to study the documentation supplied
with your EXIM variant and adapt the ACL to use the lookup type which is
supported by your EXIM version.

Greetings,
Peter