Re: [Exim] helo verifying

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Author: Fernando Sanchez
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To: Marcus Frischherz
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] helo verifying
Hi Marcus,

Marcus Frischherz wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I wonder how I could filter specifically for hosts, pretending to be me,
> i.e. send my IP address as helo address. I don't want to do the full
> helo_verify as that seems to cut out some legitimate mail from badly
> set-up ISP's, but if someone sends my IP address as helo, it seems
> always to be spam. Can someone tell me how I could reject those? (exim
> 4.20)

I saw a server doing something like that, and is more a problem of the
other server with open relays. I think you could help the admin of that
system warining them about that fact, or use a RBL to block servers know
as open relays, that will at least low you the number of such problems.
>
> thanks,
>
> Marcus
>
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