Which part were you referring to - the rejection of mail from hosts without
a reverse entry (which is a byproduct of using any of the options with
require the comparison of domain names, i.e. host_reject_recipients) or the
wanting to send a message back? Oh, and which RFC is being violated?
Paul Walsh
Senior Systems Programmer, Information Services,
University of Central England, BIRMINGHAM B42 2SU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)121 331 5708 Fax: +44 (0)121 356 2875
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Cinege [SMTP:dcinege@???]
> Sent: 13 March 2000 16:59
> To: Paul Walsh
> Cc: Exim Users
> Subject: Re: [Exim] Prohibition message
>
> Paul Walsh wrote:
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> > I've been asked by "upstairs" if it's possible, when rejecting mail
> > on the basis of a failed reverse-DNS lookup, to send a message back
> > to the originator explaining why the mail has been rejected and
>
> It is anal retentive and I believe a violation of RFC to do this.
> Not all of us can afford to buy connections that we can get rev-res
> control.
