Re: [Exim] unable to verify sender

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Author: Marc MERLIN
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To: Adam Henry
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] unable to verify sender
On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 04:51:24PM -0400, Adam Henry wrote:
> Here is the relevant exim.conf :
>
> > sender_verify_hosts = ! verify_whitelist : *
>
> Here is the contents of verify_whitelist :
>
> > gatekeeper.marinar.com
> > ponyexpress.marinar.com


sender_verify_hosts and sender_verify_hosts_callback are separate.

> > host in sender_verify_hosts_callback? yes (*)
> > Attempting full verification using callback
> > Connecting to mail.consolidatedplastics.com [209.176.254.216.25] ...
> > connected
> > SMTP<< 220 X1 NT-ESMTP Server mail.mwweb.com (IMail 6.06 121037-1)
> > SMTP>> HELO intrepid.marinar.com
> > SMTP<< 250 hello mail.mwweb.com
> > SMTP>> MAIL FROM:<>
> > SMTP<< 501 bogus mail from
> > SMTP>> QUIT
> > val@??? verification deferred after previous
> > failure - treating as permanent error


Of course, you should really fix all the Imail servers in your possession,
but if you're faced to a remote one where the admins refuse to deal with it,
or cannot even comprehend the problem, you could set that host in
sender_verify_hosts_callback or sender_verify_callback_domains depending on
whether the host is talking to you or you are rejecting Emails because the
envelope from is pointing to that host.

Marc
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