Re: [Exim] exim + smtp reverse dns

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Eric Renfro
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] exim + smtp reverse dns
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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