Re: [exim] ACL problem

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Autor: Jeremy Harris
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To: exim-users @ exim. org
Betreff: Re: [exim] ACL problem
Peter Bowyer wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:54:15 +0000, Kevin Ratcliffe
> <kev@???> wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I have a problem with acls regarding sending mail from the localhost.
>>ie. via a webmail application. I can telnet on port 25 to the machine
>>from a remote host and the acl works. But when I use the webmail app or
>>run a test mail from the command line, it fails.
>
>
> Telnetting to port 25 simulates an SMTP connection from localhost.
> Using the mail command calls the exim binary directly, and is not
> subject to the same ACLs. Your webmail client probably does the same.
>
> Is the webmail configurable to talk SMTP instead of calling the
> binary? Most are. This would solve your problem, along with several
> others you might come across - all your mail is then SMTP and you can
> keep a simple ACL set.


Additionally, the non-smtp ACL make it really difficult to seperately
process actions for multiple recipients.

- Jeremy