On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, I.S. Manager wrote:
> HOWEVER (here comes the but) I'm having trouble with host_reject_recipients
> in that I can't continue the line. I.E. if I put a backslash at the end of
> the line and try to put more hosts on the next line, I get a configuration
> error. Howcum? The docs say you can do that!
What release of Exim? What is the configuration error?
> Also, I'm trying to block the spammers@??? . I've put kenvarga.com
> in both host_reject_recipients (wrong, I think, because the mail doesn't
> actually come from a domain with that name) and in
> sender_reject_recipients, which should be right but doesn't work. Am I
> correct in my understanding that this tests the 'FROM' header? If so, why
> doesn't it work? Should I be putting in "*@kenvarga.com", for instance?
No, it doesn't test the From: header. It tests the envelope sender
address, which is not the same thing.
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