Re: [Exim] configure.default and MX to localhost

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Autor: Philip Hazel
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A: Brian Candler
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Assumpte: Re: [Exim] configure.default and MX to localhost
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Brian Candler wrote:

> I had a whole load of spam bounces stuck permanently in the queue because
> their domains were pointing at localhost. I can't see any legitimate case
> for a domain to point a localhost, so I think that it would be sensible to
> add to the default configuration.


[Suggestion was to add ignore_target_hosts = 127.0.0.0/8;
ignore_target_hosts was a new option in 3.20.]

Yes, I think that does seem reasonable, especially as the evil practice
seems to be spreading.

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