Re: [Exim] RBL check suggestions for new version

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: David Saez Padros
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] RBL check suggestions for new version
On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, David Saez Padros wrote:

> Hi !!
>
> Some suggestions for RBL checks:
>
> - Before RBL check, check that the recipients are existent local addresses:
> If the spammer gets a message telling his server is on the RBL he will find some
> other ways to send spam, when he is really trying to send mail to a non existent
> address.
>
> - Do not do RBL checks on authenticated clients:
> Sometimes dial-up dinamic ip's are on the RBL and when some (roaming) user
> gets one of this it cannot send mail.



Both of these will be possible in Exim 4.


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