On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:13:59 -0400 (EDT), Dave C. wrote:
>> >> sender verify fail for <MAILER-DAEMON@???>:
response
>> to
>> >> "RCPT TO:<MAILER-DAEMON@???>" from fw-btv-
>> rz.bayernoil.de
>> >> [62.153.86.59] was 550 Mailbox unavailable: This site may not be
used
>> as a
>> >> relay agent.
>> >>
>> >> Should I always accept senders of MAILER-DAEMON@ without verifying that
>> they
>> >> really exist, or can one say that the sender's MX is broken if it
doesn't
>> accept
>> >> mail to MAILER-DAEMON@ and thus I should NOT change my Exim
configuration?
[...]
>> Do I understand you correctly that you are suggesting I ALWAYS accept
messages
>> from MAILER-DAEMON@anydomain without verification?
>
>Not messages with an _envelope_ sender of MAILER-DAEMON@... But you
>should'nt reject a message merely becuase its headers contain
>MAILER-DAEMON@...
Of course I wouldn't do such a thing -- please see my original question above.
>> >If this site wants to send mail with an envelope sender of
>> ><MAILER-DAEMON@theirdom>, then they have to be prepared to accept a
>> >bounce message in return to that address (where exim will properly use
>> ><> as the env sender), if that message was underliverable at your site.
>>
>> And that means what in my case?
>
>I wouldnt do anything special. If the address doesnt veryfy ( and you
>want to verify addresses ) then dont accept them.
Ok, that's easy enough. :-)
>Its really up to you..
Sure, but I'd like to Do The Right Thing(TM), and I wasn't sure what to do in
these "esoteric" cases. :-)
Thanks,
Ralf
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