On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Phil Chambers wrote:
> I would like to block messages with certain header sender addresses, an example
> being the hahaha@??? type. I could use the filter from ftp.exim.org but
> then I get loads of bounces to the MAILER-DEAMON mailbox because the messages always
> arrive with an SMTP MAIL FROM: <>.
Why not just use sender_reject_recipients?
In Exim 3, the message is non-configurable ("administrative
prohibition"); in Exim 4 it will be configurable (and implemented using
an ACL rather than a separate option).
> Further experimentation also showed that even an RCPT TO <hahaha@???> did
> not get the text back with the 550 rejection. The text does not appear in any
> log either. Am I doing something wrong, is this a bug or does the FORCEFAIL text
> only get used outside of verify? Perhaps there is a different way to do what I want?
In Exim 3, the queryprogram error message goes only to the log.
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