Re: [Exim] :fail: message?

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Peter N Lewis
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] :fail: message?
On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Peter N Lewis wrote:

> lists_closed:
>    driver = redirect
>    require_files = /Users/exim/exim/lists/$local_part
>    allow_fail
>    data = :fail: mail $local_part-request for permission to post to
> this mailing list
>    no_more

>
> If a non-sender posts to the list, I get the log message:
>
> 2002-06-12 16:07:39 H=localhost [127.0.0.1]
> F=<someone@???> rejected RCPT <testlist@zany>: mail
> testlist-request for permission to post to this mailing list
>
> But the SMTP server says:
>
> 550 unknown user
>
> Why doesn't the fail message make it through to the SMTP server?



What is in your ACL?


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