Re: [exim] IPv6 address comparison, and callout vs VRFY

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著者: David Woodhouse
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To: exim-users
CC: Wouter Verhelst
題目: Re: [exim] IPv6 address comparison, and callout vs VRFY
On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 13:55 +0000, Philip Hazel wrote:
> The point is that if I did that, it would be incompatible with host
> lists as used elsewhere, where you can use either a name or an IP
> address. It would be a huge gotcha.


When can you use a name? I don't think I've seen that.

> Or, I suppose, Exim could look up the name if you wrote something like
>
>    ${if match_host{$sender_host_address}{*.a.b.c:1.2.3.4}...


It would presumably have to look up all the records for the name in
question and match _each_ against the numbers.

> I just felt uncomfortable about this feature, which is why I haven't
> done anything about it.


Seems reasonable :)

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