Re: [Exim] use IP on SMTP HELO instead of foo.bar

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Author: V. T. Mueller
Date:  
To: Alberto Cortés
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] use IP on SMTP HELO instead of foo.bar
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forbid_domain_literals

[..]

# This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP by explicit IP address,
# when an email address is given in "domain literal" form, for example,
# <user@???>. The RFCs require this facility. However, it is
# little-known these days, and has been exploited by evil people seeking
# to abuse SMTP relays. Consequently it is commented out in the default
# configuration. If you uncomment this router, you also need to comment
out
# "forbid_domain_literals" above, so that Exim can recognize the syntax of
# domain literal addresses.

# domain_literal:
# driver = ipliteral
# transport = remote_smtp


TO:

#forbid_domain_literals

[..]

# This router routes to remote hosts over SMTP by explicit IP address,
# when an email address is given in "domain literal" form, for example,
# <user@???>. The RFCs require this facility. However, it is
# little-known these days, and has been exploited by evil people seeking
# to abuse SMTP relays. Consequently it is commented out in the default
# configuration. If you uncomment this router, you also need to comment
out
# "forbid_domain_literals" above, so that Exim can recognize the syntax of
# domain literal addresses.

domain_literal:
driver = ipliteral
transport = remote_smtp



easy, isn't it?
;)


On Mon, 13 Aug 2001, Alberto Cortés wrote:

>
> Helo, some hosts give my 504 after HELO if i don't use mi IP in
> numeric format, who can i tell exim to use "numeric IP" in his SMTP
> sessions?
>
>
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> Alberto Cortés Martín     | Ing. de Telecomunicaciones
> email: alcortes@???  | Universidad Carlos III
> tel: +34 91 450 09 85     | Madrid
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