On Sat, 21 Sep 2002, Eric Renfro wrote:
> > 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".
>
> Hrmm. Interesting.
Sorry, that should have been
host_reject_connection = +include_unknown : *.non.existent.domain
With a non-wild name, Exim will do a _forward_ DNS lookup. Only when
there's a wild card does it do a reverse lookup.
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