Re: [Exim] Re: identification of the server

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Andre Grueneberg
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Re: identification of the server
On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Andre Grueneberg wrote:

> Instead of authenticating the client, I'd like to authenticate the
> server.


I don't think there is any way in Exim of doing this.

One way of reducing the risk might be to use a non-standard port. Then
if the client connects to a strange host by mistake, it is most likely
to get "connection refused", assuming you can choose a port that people
don't normally use.

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