Re: [Exim] only accept local users (for seval networks)

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Συντάκτης: Philip Hazel
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Προς: Oliver Egginger
Υ/ο: exim-users
Αντικείμενο: Re: [Exim] only accept local users (for seval networks)
On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Oliver Egginger wrote:

> I wanna configure exim (3.33) (for serval networks) to only accept
> SMTP-conections if the sender is a local one, without having
> a SMTP-Auth(!).


If by "sender" you mean "envelope sender" you have two problems:

1. Senders are trivially forged.

2. You are required always to accept the sender "<>" because that's what
bounce messages have.

Basically, trying to control input by envelope sender is a bad idea.
That's why AUTH was invented.

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