Philip,
Yes I did flame him really really bad.. :) I was just wondering if it
was bad to accept mail like this then bounce it, or verify recipient.
Later,
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Hazel" <ph10@???>
To: "Brian K. West" <brian@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 4:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] user%domain@???
> On Thu, 7 Sep 2000, 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..
>
> Well, bitch him back. This is a FESCI (Frequently Encountered Stupid
> Complaint by the Ignorant).
>
> How does he know that you don't actually have a local user whose name is
> "user%domain.com"?
>
> --
> Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
> ph10@??? Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.
>
>
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