On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:35:21 -0500, exim@???
<exim@???> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Thanks to everyone who helped me with previous questions.
>
> I am currently reviewing my exim4.conf file for possible security
> holes, in order to prevent potential spammers from taking over my box
> again.
>
> Is the "trusted_users" option a possible security gap, and what
> critical functionality would I be losing, if I left this option empty, ie.
> trusted_users
> (incidentally, would that be a legal notation for this option)?
The trusted user concept is documented pretty well in the docs:
http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.40/doc/html/spec_5.html#SECT5.2
Is there anything else you need to know?
Peter