Re: [Exim] host_reject_recipients and SMTP AUTH

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Mark Morley
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] host_reject_recipients and SMTP AUTH
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Mark Morley wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I'm using host_reject_recipients to block certain sites, and the default
> behavior for Exim is to block mail from sites that don't have reverse DNS
> properly configured.
>
> I like that, and want to leave it that way, except for one thing. I'd like
> to allow connections from machines that have properly authenticated.
>
> Is there anything like "+allow_unknown", maybe "+allow_auth"?


I'm afraid not, but the reorganization of all this stuff in Exim 4 will
allow you to do that kind of thing because it will enable you to "accept
if authenticated" before testing for black-listed hosts. This kind of
flexibility is one of the reasons for the complete reorganization that
has happened in Exim 4 (still under development).

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@???      Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.