Re: [Exim] query about verifying aliases

On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Philip Hazel wrote:
>
> > generates just one child address, this is a special case. I propose,
> > therefore, to make a change like this:
> >
> > If aliasfile generates just one address, verification doesn't stop,
> > but goes on to verify the new address, and this continues for as long
> > as single children are generated.
>
> > Views?
>
> If the chain reaches a single, non-local address I propose that we accept.
> (interrogating a remote system may cause hang-ups or timeouts, not to
> mention loops).

Exim should at least confirm that the domain is routable, but certainly
not try to go and do a VRFY or anything like that..