Re: [Exim] sender callout query

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Author: ODHIAMBO G. Washington
Date:  
To: William Thompson
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] sender callout query
* William Thompson <wt@???> [20030506 16:57]: wrote:
> > Perhaps I've missed a point, but ...
> >
> > I am using sender callouts on one of my secondary MXes but apparently
> > invalid addresses still go through, like this one below.
> > This message is then passed to my primary MX, failed, then a bounce
> > cannot be sent to the originator ;-)
> >
> > Return-path: <6k9kv0t244@???>
> > Received: from longonot.wananchi.com ([62.8.64.2])
> >         by ns2.wananchi.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14 #9 (FreeBSD))
> >         id 19CXMQ-000COp-Tg
> >         for <jtt@???>; Mon, 05 May 2003 07:13:54 +0300
> > Received: from 12-243-61-195.client.attbi.com ([12.243.61.195])
> >         by longonot.wananchi.com with smtp (Exim 4.14)
> >         id 19CXLP-0005Iq-N0
> >         for jtt@???; Mon, 05 May 2003 07:12:52 +0300
> > Received: from kzhk.cygy.com ([91.250.69.160]) by 12-243-61-195.client.attbi.com with ESMTP id DEA690DFA9C; Sun, 23 Feb 2003
> > 13:57:
> > 09 +0500
> > Message-ID: <zcd53g$811-2q2@???>
> > From: "Earl Kiser" <6k9kv0t244@???>
> > To: jtt@???
> > Subject: Attn: NORTON SYSTEMWORKS 2003 CLEARANCE SALE! lu
> > Date: Sun, 23 Feb 03 13:57:09 GMT
> > X-Priority: 1
> > X-MSMail-Priority: High
> > X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.503 (Entity 5.501)
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
> >         boundary="__.AC1F99__"

> >
> > My callout config:
>
> On which machine? longonot.wananchi.com or mail.wananchi.com?



On longonot.wananchi.com.

I also do selective callouts on mail.wananchi.com and yahoo.com is not
exempted from it.


> > check_recipient:
> >
> > accept hosts = :
> >
> > accept hosts = +relay_from_hosts
> >
> >   accept  domains     = +local_domains
> >           local_parts = postmaster

> >
> > accept hosts = 127.0.0.1/8
> >
> >   deny    message     = Unroutable sender address
> >           log_message = Unroutable sender address while callout verify
> >           !verify     = sender/callout=defer_ok,random,20s

> >
> > ...
> >
> > accept
> >
> > Where could my mistake???
>
> I'd say you need to put the callout just after the accept for hosts = :


Nice suggestion. So that will do callouts even for +relay_from_hosts, yes?
Is that really advisable?



     Best regards,
    Odhiambo Washington
        Wananchi Online Ltd.



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