Re: [Exim] Spoofed hostname and local-part bounces.

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Author: Nigel Metheringham
Date:  
To: David Broome
CC: exim-users, dbroome
Subject: Re: [Exim] Spoofed hostname and local-part bounces.
On Sat, 2002-02-09 at 06:34, David Broome wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am being swamped with "unknown local-part" bounces by someone using my
> host name in a collection of spams as the From:. The username they use
> does not match a local user name.


Make sure all your directors verify appropriately, and set
recipient_verify, then messages to unknown local users are rejected at
smtp time - ie someone elses problem.

    Nigel.
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