[ On Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 15:09:36 (-0500), Dean Brooks wrote: ]
> Subject: [Exim] HELO syntax checking in Exim 4
>
> Exim 4 appears to only allow me to turn off helo syntax checking
> completely with the "helo_accept_junk_hosts" item. However, I really
> don't want to do that either.
You can't still have your cake and have eaten it too! If you're going
to reject hosts with syntax errors in their HELO/EHLO greeting parameter
then you have to reject those using underscores with equal prejudice to
those who don't include a valid parent domain name. Both are equally
bad and equally commonly misused.
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Greg A. Woods
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