Re: [Exim] Re: Lookup in flat file failing

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Martin Bialasinski
CC: Exim
Subject: Re: [Exim] Re: Lookup in flat file failing
On 8 Dec 2000, Martin Bialasinski wrote:

> >> # grep host_reject /etc/exim.conf
> >> host_reject_recipients = +allow_unknown:/etc/exim/blacklist
> >>
> >> # grep 195.65.227.21 /etc/exim/blacklist
> >> 195.65.227.21
> >>
> >> # exim -bh 195.65.227.21


> host in host_reject? no (option unset)
> host in host_reject_recipients? no (failed to find host name or lookup deferred)


You have checked that 195.65.227.21 is in the file, but what is before
it in the file? If there is something that is not an IP address, Exim
will want to find the host name, and will be unable to continue if the
lookup defers.

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
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