Re: [Exim] filter out mails with empty from ? how?

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Author: Stephen Gran
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To: Exim-Users (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [Exim] filter out mails with empty from ? how?
On Sat, Jul 17, 2004 at 07:26:46PM +0200, Lars Schimmer said:
> Hi!
>
> I still have the problem with my acl.
> I use
> accept hosts = :
>
> And I think this even accept ALL bounces and all messages withj an
> empty from: field.


No, your confusing hosts and headers. This line accepts localhost smtp
connections only.

> But I get fake-bounces with an empty from field and a non existent
> receiver.
> These messages got frozen.I want them to get dropped.


verify = recipient

> Is my guess right that the above rule accepts all mails with an empty
> from: field?


No.

> And if I delete the above rule, I don´t know exactely which mails will
> fail. Does anyone know which services sends email to exim with local
> smtp transports?


Quite a few.
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