Re: [Exim] problem with relaying and dns-blacklist

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Author: Volker Augustin
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] problem with relaying and dns-blacklist
and my logfile also outputs:

2002-06-08 20:39:28 17Gl7X-0002OP-00 <= <> R=172VfS-00076A-00 U=exim P=local S=1367
2002-06-08 20:39:30 17Gl7X-0002OP-00 failed to open DB file /home/Exim/spool/db/wait-remote_smtp: Success
....some more logentries for this delivery
2002-06-08 20:39:30 17Gl7X-0002OP-00 Frozen (delivery error message)

hmm what is about the <> entry?

volker
(sorry i also posted this entry to my other mailing to this list ;)

Volker Augustin wrote:

> hi out there,
>
> i was just handling spam by dns-blacklists.. thats working fine, i use a
> database lookup
> but i noticed that some mails got no host entry......or something like
> that.. my output says:
>
> 2002-06-08 20:17:10 17FKC4-0007kC-00 ** jrico@??? R=dnslookup
> T=remote_smtp: SMTP error from remote
> mailer after RCPT TO:<jrico@???>: host smtp-in.compaq.net
> [207.46.181.125]: 550 5.1.1
> jrico@???... User unknown
>
> yes, i see this user was not at the destination domain and was rejected
> y the remote server, but how can i
> figure out from where this mail comes??????? and stop relaying this kind
> mails ..... what about the ** entrys? i
> dont understand it anymore... to much readmes... please can you help?
>
> volker
>
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