Philip Hazel wrote: >>1.) Very simple approach, just add
>>host_reject_connection = +include_unknown
>
>
> That will have no effect because "+include_unknown" applies to the
> testing of any following item in the list. As there are no following
> items in the list, Exim won't need to test anything, so +include_unknown
> won't do anything. You would need to force it by something like
>
> host_reject_connection = +include_unknown : non.existent.domain
>
> Then Exim would try to look up the host name in order to test against
> "non.existent.domain".
*noted*
>>2.) the ACL way, exim provides us with
>><quote>
>>$host_lookup_failed: This variable contains ``1'' if the message came
>>from a remote host and there was an attempt to look up the host's name
>>from its IP address, but the attempt failed. Otherwise the value of the
>>variable is ``0''.
>></quote>
>
>
> There's a catch there too. You have to make sure that Exim does attempt
> a host lookup. You can do this by setting
>
> host_lookup = *
I wrote this in my original mail ;)
As i recognized that this will do perm rejects i deleted the line and
wanted to add it after the director, because it should be needed there
too, shouldn't it?
