[Exim] Re: percent hack relaying help, please

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Author: Miquel van Smoorenburg
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: [Exim] Re: percent hack relaying help, please
In article <20020522125308.205FD6F5AC@???>,
Nancy Davis <nedavis@???> wrote:
>Hi Philip,
>
>> > Any help in finding out why this host is relaying would be greatly
>> > appreciated.
>>
>> Sigh. This looks like "the usual misunderstanding".
>
>This is the default behavior from a Debian installation using the
>defined "satellite" configuration. I was very surprised that the
>default behavior was to relay.


It probably doesn't relay, but it accepts the address, and sends
it to a smarthost unmodified. That smarthost relays for you, and
does use the % for routing. Result: 2-stage open relay.

Mike.
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