Re: [Exim] host_reject_recipients logging problem

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Alan Thew
CC: Exim List
Subject: Re: [Exim] host_reject_recipients logging problem
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Alan Thew wrote:

> 550 mail from 204.157.168.1 rejected: administrative prohibition (failed to find
> host name from IP address)
>
> Now while this is true, I'm not blocking sites that fail to have PTR RRs
> and even if they fix their DNS, they will still be blocked. Why does exim
> (3.30) do this? Is it because I've already done a host lookup (which has
> failed) and this somehow overrides the explicit block?



This is just a case of bad wording on my part. The clause in parentheses
is just a "by the way" bit of information. It is not the reason for the
block. (Well, I suppose it is sometimes!)

I'm not inclined to change things now, because it will all be different
in Exim 4.

Philip

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