[Exim] Re: Bug#107506: Problem with orbs test

On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 10:34:05AM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:

> Let sleeping dogs lie I guess. A two stage relay is best fixed at the
> input point - either locking it down or shutting it off completely.

But this _is_ the input point, that's the whole point.

If one system doesn't do the percent hack, and forwards mail on to a second
system that does do it, then you have a two stage relay.

If the input point expands the percent hack, then it avoids this situation.

> Not that I'd normally expect anything beyond a workstation to be configured
> using eximconfig. A production box is best configured by hand IMHO at
> least.

I agree, which is why a workstation configured with eximconfig has to not be
a relay.