Re: [Exim] receiver_verify_*

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Author: Greg Ward
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] receiver_verify_*
[Philip Hazel]
> However, this is never going to work for you. The option
> receiver_verify_addresses is an *address* list (surprise, surprise), not
> a host list. You should really be using receiver_verify_hosts.


[David Corbin]
> why? I want to deal with addresses, not hosts.


I think "address" here means an email address, ie. "something with an @
in it". "Host" means either a hostname or an IP address.

Sounds to me like you should read chapter 7 of the Exim spec, with
special attention to sections 7.13 (Host lists) and 7.16 (Address
lists).

        Greg