Re: [Exim] tmda question

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Jason R. Mastaler, Nigel Metheringham
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] tmda question
On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Jason R. Mastaler wrote:

> Exim seems to allow fine-grained control over who is a "trusted user"
> and who isn't. I don't see the problem with allowing only select
> users this privilege. If becoming a "trusted user" opens up more than
> just the ability to use `-f', then perhaps this should be changed in
> Exim (i.e, make a `envelope_sender_users' setting or something that
> just allows access to this option but nothing else).


TFM tells you exactly what you gain by being a "trusted" user. It allows
you to set various things in incoming messages that are normally not
settable. -f is just one of these things.

If you just want to allow people to use -f, you should be using the
untrusted_set_sender option instead.

In Exim 3, untrusted_set_sender is a boolean on/off switch. In Exim 4,
it is a pattern, which controls what senders untrusted users may set.

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