Thanks
You've been a great help. I couldn't understand why it wasn't working.
Appreciate the help
Cheers
sherona
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Metheringham" <Nigel.Metheringham@???>
To: "Sherona Hoosen" <sherona@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Exim] relaying
> On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 11:44, Sherona Hoosen wrote:
> > I have looked at the default configuration.
> > My config is the same except for the following entries which I think is
reqd
> > for my server to work.
>
> You are running some braindead virus-scanner on your machine:-
> % telnet 146.141.15.98 25
> Trying 146.141.15.98...
> Connected to 146.141.15.98.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220-InterScan Version 3.7-Build_SOL_1070 $Date: 04/25/2002
11:54:0013$: Ready
> 220 mail3.wits.ac.za ESMTP Exim 4.10 Fri, 26 Sep 2003
13:06:31 -0200
> helo test
> 250 mail3.wits.ac.za Hello localhost [127.0.0.1]
>
> the virus-scanner is proxying the mail into exim so that it sees all
> connections coming in from the loopback address - 127.0.0.1. That means
> the standard configure settings:-
> hostlist relay_from_hosts = 127.0.0.1
> and
> accept hosts = +relay_from_hosts
>
> make you absolutely wide open.
>
> You cannot do any form of sending host checks because your virus scanner
> eats that information.
>
>
> Nigel.
>
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