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Author: Exim Users Mailing List
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To: Wakko Warner
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Subject: Re: Now well off-topic - was Re: [Exim] how to configure HELO/EHLO and DNS for multi-homed hosts
[ On Monday, June 30, 2003 at 09:09:42 (-0400), Wakko Warner wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: Now well off-topic - was Re: [Exim] how to configure HELO/EHLO and DNS for multi-homed hosts
>
> HELOs are accepted if they have atleast 1 dot and doesn't appear at the
> beginning or end of the string. x.x would be accepted. I don't do any dns
> lookups for this. If you HELO as some domains (ie hotmail.com), I do check
> to see if the hostname ends with hotmail.com.


Why pervert the standards? The rules for the client are extremely
clear. Either enforce them, or let them slide. Doing what you're doing
is the worst possible choice.

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