On Tue, 13 May 2003, Giuliano Gavazzi wrote:
> it would be useful to be able to tell if a server accepts a random
> callout, that is to tell if a callout is reliable or not.
I do not believe that you can. The existing "random" test is not
reliable. It gives you a good idea that the server accepts all
addresses without checking, but it is not 100%.
> 1) some servers might generally accept any callout except for certain
> abused users.
And some might generally accept any callout except the one that Exim
happens to choose for a "random" test...
So you are never entirely sure either way. I do not think it is sensible
to try to build much more into callouts.
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