Re: [Exim] Dynamic helo_data based on outgoing IP?

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Oleg Cherevko
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Dynamic helo_data based on outgoing IP?
On Fri, 30 May 2003, Oleg Cherevko wrote:

> Is it possible to make "helo_data" option for smtp transport match the
> name backresolved from IP that we are making outgoing connection from?


Doing this automatically has been on the wish list for some time.

> Since helo_data is expanded string it may be pretty possible to implement
> the above behaviour in case there is some variable holding our outgoing
> IP address. Unfortunately, I was unable to find such a variable in the
> docs.


$host_address

Use a dnsdb lookup.



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