Re: [Exim] RBL rejection at processing time

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Author: Andrew V. Kovalev
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To: Andrey Novikov
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] RBL rejection at processing time
Try using

rbl_reject_recipients=false
rbl_warn_header=true


and then (in system filter?) make your forwarding/rejecting decisions on
X-RBL-Warning: header. It works here.


                avk



On Tue, Aug 10, 1999 at 03:25:48PM +0400, Andrey Novikov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've set up RBL rejection and suddenly found that there are
> too many open relays - nearly half of our customers and
> partners couldn't send mail to us.
> I've opened main addresses (such as sales, contact, etc)
> with recipients_reject_except, but remained with rejection
> for others. The problem moved a little and now is as
> follows:
>
> As all of you know RBL rejection occurs during RCPT TO
> and ends with 'User unknown':
>
> RCPT To:<novikov@???>
> 550-Open relay - see http://www.orbs.org/verify.cgi?address=194.154.71.131
> 550 mail from 194.154.71.131 rejected: administrative prohibition
> 550 <novikov@???>... User unknown
>
> What does damn sendmail - it sends e-mail like:
> Subject:      Returned mail: User unknown

>
> The original message was received at Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:55:16 +0400
> from g630.lamport.ru [194.154.71.137]
>
>     ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <novikov@???>

>
>     ----- Transcript of session follows -----
>  ... while talking to gate.web2000.ru.:
>  >>> RCPT To:<novikov@???>
>  <<< 550-Open relay - see
>  http://www.orbs.org/verify.cgi?address=194.154.71.131
>  <<< 550 mail from 194.154.71.131 rejected: administrative prohibition
>  550 <novikov@???>... User unknown

>
> The common enduser sees the subject 'User unknown' and
> panics (not in UNIX concept :). Even if he tries to read the
> next part he understands nothing (he doesn't know what open
> relay means).
> So what do I want is to NOT reject mail at SMTP time but
> rather to catch it at delivery time and to generate human
> readable reply containing some info from original message
> (like error messages in Exim). Any suggestions?
>
> Best regards,
>  Andrey                          mailto:scriber@webclub.ru

>
>
>
>
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