Re: [Exim] how do you override default helo

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] how do you override default helo
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:58:12PM -0400, Dean Staff wrote:
> I'm new to the list, and to Exim. I've use qmail for years and just
> made the switch...
> I've had a couple of emails bounce on me with following error...
> SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<somerecipient@???>:
>     host mail.isp.com [66.xx.xxx.xxx]: 504 <DEA01FW-Clean>:
>     Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname

[...]

I use this for correct outgoing helo in the remote_smtp transport

helo_data = ${readfile{/var/lib/exim4/helo_data}}

I change the contents of this file with the ip-up scripts to reflect
the current [IP].
                cu andreas