Re: [Exim] I wish HELO had never been thought of!

> So what's the proper exim setup when machines are on a NAT'ed network?
>
> This laptop I'm using right now sends out HELO laptop.hank.org which there
> is no A record for (there is on the NAT side, but that's a different story).
>
> I could setup a smarthost, but I use the laptop on different networks.

I think your situation just re-inforces my case. If HELO did not exist the
receiving site would be forced to use the IP address from which the message arrives
and not cause confusion by adding your arbitrary HELO information.

Phil.
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Phil Chambers (postmaster@???)
University of Exeter