Perhaps for outbound SMTP connections, Exim should do a reverse lookup
on the IP of the interface it is using for the HELO name it gives, and
if there is no lookup, it should just use the dotted-quad IP itself.
primary_hostname should still be used in Received lines (or hostname as
determined from system)
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On Tue, 3 Mar 1998, Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 10:39:40 +0000
> From: Nigel Metheringham <Nigel.Metheringham@???>
> To: Alistair Young <avatar@???>
> Cc: exim-users@???
> Subject: Re: [EXIM] hostname given in HELO...
>
>
> avatar@??? said:
> } Could we have an option in an upcoming release, perhaps, to specify
> } which hostname to give as a parameter to HELO when talking to remote
> } machines, possibly by domain or by net?
>
> This is a seriously bad idea.
>
> However you can force your HELO name by setting "primary_hostname" in the
> config file.
> This had the advantage that it will change the Received lines as well - if
> you are concealing your internal network you need to do a full job.
>
> Nigel.
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