Re: [Exim] user%domain@domain.com

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Author: Brian K. West
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To: Marc MERLIN
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] user%domain@domain.com
No no it bounces mail such as this.. I doesn't in anyway relay mail like
this.

2000-09-07 21:45:33 13XEAX-0008Td-00 <= brian@??? H=inspiron.bkw.org
(inspiron) [208.165.104.171] P=smtp S=638 id=00ad01n
2000-09-07 21:45:34 13XEAY-0008Uv-00 <= brian@??? U=amavis P=scanned-ok
S=854 id=00ad01c0193f$ef4c6850$ab68a5d0@inspiron
2000-09-07 21:45:34 13XEAY-0008Uv-00 ** assistancedsl%qc.aira.com@???:
unknown local-part "assistancedsl%qc.aira.com" in"
2000-09-07 21:45:34 13XEAY-0008V2-00 <= <> R=13XEAY-0008Uv-00 U=root P=local
S=1685
2000-09-07 21:45:34 13XEAY-0008Uv-00 Error message sent to brian@???
2000-09-07 21:45:34 13XEAY-0008Uv-00 Completed
2000-09-07 21:45:34 13XEAX-0008Td-00 => assistancedsl%qc.aira.com
<assistancedsl%qc.aira.com@???> D=scanmails T=scanmails
2000-09-07 21:45:34 13XEAX-0008Td-00 Completed
2000-09-07 21:45:34 13XEAY-0008WJ-00 <= <> U=amavis P=scanned-ok S=1881
id=E13XEAY-0008V2-00@???
2000-09-07 21:45:35 13XEAY-0008WJ-00 => brian <brian@???>
D=virtual_local_user T=virtual_delivery
2000-09-07 21:45:35 13XEAY-0008WJ-00 Completed
2000-09-07 21:45:35 13XEAY-0008V2-00 => brian <brian@???> D=scanmails
T=scanmails
2000-09-07 21:45:35 13XEAY-0008V2-00 Completed




----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc MERLIN" <marc_news@???>
To: "Brian K. West" <brian@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Exim] user%domain@???


> On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 11:16:13PM -0500, Brian K. West wrote:
> > Ok I am think verify_recip will fix this.. but my box will accept
> > user%domain.com@??? but will bounce mail... I got a nasty

complaint
> > from someone that bitched me out because he thinks my server is an open
> > relay because it accepted the mail for delivery.. So should I turn on
> > verify_recip or not? or just reject the mail. I need some opinions on

this
> > one.
>
> So yes, you want to turn that off, otherwise you are indeed an open

relay
> and Orbs will list you as soon as they find out, and if your site

actually
> gets abused and people complain, MAPS will list you too.
>
> In my exim.conf, I have:
> # If you want Exim to support the "percent hack" for all your local

domains,
> # uncomment the following line. This is the feature by which mail

addressed
> # to x%y@z (where z is one of your local domains) is locally rerouted to
> # x@y and sent on. Otherwise x%y is treated as an ordinary local part
> # percent_hack_domains=*
>
> Did you turn that on? (it should be off by default)
>
> Marc
> --
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>
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