Re: [Exim] Behaviour I would not expect on callout

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Dave C.
CC: 'Exim-User', Xander D Harkness
Subject: Re: [Exim] Behaviour I would not expect on callout
On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Dave C. wrote:

> I'm confused - I was under the impression that exim would always use do
> MX processing on the address it was verifying, and not specifically make
> calls back to the sender-smtp (unless the MX processing directed it
> there)


Correct. Well, almost. Exim routes the address it is verifying (this
_may_ involve MX processing, but it depends on your configuration). It
then makes callouts (if so configured) to the hosts to which the address
routes, if there are any. These may or may not include the sending host.

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