Re: [EXIM] IP spoofing

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Malcolm Ray
CC: Marilyn Davis, exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] IP spoofing
On Fri, 7 May 1999, Malcolm Ray wrote:

> ObExim: should exim really worry about this? IMO it ought to leave blocking
> source routed stuff to the OS and/or network infrastructure.


It was asked for in an early version of Exim. The code isn't enormously
cumbersome, so I see no harm in leaving it there. In fact, it is
enclosed within a conditional compilation because some obscure OS don't
have the facility. Therefore, if you really want to compile without this
code you can.

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@???      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.



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