Re: [Exim] Relaying specific email addresses

On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Philip Hazel wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Drew Skinner wrote:
>
> > I'd like to retain my current exim configs, but permit relay for several
> > specific email addresses. So, in general my anti-relay rules are set
> > to allow only from specific IP's & domains, I'd like to add the
> > ability for an lsearch list of email addresses that are allowed to
> > relay from anywhere.
>
> relay_accept_host_or_sender
> sender_address_relay = lsearch;....
>
> As soon as some spamming organization discovers you have set these
> options, you will be abused as an open relay. You really shouldn't do
> it. Persuade them to use AUTH instead.

I would not be opposed to the removal of any facility to permit relay by
sender address in Exim 4. If people want to run open relays, let them do
it with some other software that SENDs MAIL.