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Author: John W. Baxter
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] ADSL in sender_host_name and sender_helo_name verify
On 11/5/2004 14:30, "Giuliano Gavazzi" <eximlists@???> wrote:

> At 6:55 pm -0200 2004/11/05, Silmar A. Marca wrote:
>> I sujest the check for adsl name...
>>
>> #-BLK: Reverso contem "adsl" e a validação de Helo não confere
>> acl_check_mail:
>>
>>   drop   message        = ADSL and
>> $sender_helo_name not is $sender_host_address
>>          condition      = ${if match {$sender_host_name}{dsl}{1}{0}}
>>          condition      = ${if match {${lookup
>> dnsdb{a=$sender_helo_name}{$value}{}}} \
>>                                {$sender_host_address} \
>>                                {false}{true}}
>>          delay          = 60s

>
> I am sorry to say that, but this a bit excessive.
> I understand that fortunately you are applying
> this only to hosts that do not HELO with their
> FQDN but, still, you are suggesting to drop
> messages from hosts which contain "dsl" in their
> FQDN (that is, they have a correctly setup DNS
> but happen to have that string in their domain).
> Isn't this a bit too harsh?
> (I do a similar check but limit myself to giving
> points for it, and delay consequently)
>


For example, it would be a little hard on the folks at
hotpadslimited.com
(which didn't exist just now when I looked).

So...there's potential hobby business. ;-)

--John