Re: [exim] Confusion about verification 2

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Author: Peter Bowyer
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CC: exim-users@exim.org
Subject: Re: [exim] Confusion about verification 2


Marc Perkel wrote:

>
>
> Peter Bowyer wrote:
>
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>> Marc Perkel wrote:
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>>> Trying to be more specific here.
>>>
>>> 220 mail.ctyme.com ESMTP Exim 4.43 Wed, 08 Dec 2004 10:56:16 -0800
>>> helo ctyme.com
>>> 250 mail.ctyme.com Hello ctyme.com [127.0.0.1]
>>> mail from:<>
>>> 250 OK
>>> rcpt to: z@???
>>> 250 Accepted
>>>
>>> This issue is that z@??? is unroutable. But the spam filter
>>> router accepts just about anything. I need to make it so
>>> z@??? returns unroutable address. What am I missing?
>>>
>> You do have verify=recipient set in your ACLs, don't you?
>>
>> Peter
>>
> Yes - here's what I have:
>
> deny    message   = REJECTED - Local Recipient Verify Failed
>    domains = +local_domains
>    !verify   = recipient

>
> This is all very confusing - and thanks for the help. This is what's
> confusing me. What I want to an ACL that will do the same thing as the
> "exim -bv" test does. That way I can reject bad addresses at ACL time
> and not spam scan email that is undeliverable.
>
> exim -bt z@???
> Address rewritten as: z@???
> z@???
> router = spamcheck, transport = spamcheck
>
> exim -bv z@???
> Address rewritten as: z@???
> z@??? failed to verify:
> Unrouteable address
>

To see what the ACLs are doing, you need to do a test with exim -bh. I
suspect all will suddenly become clear when you look at what that has to
tell you - if not, post the output and more pairs of eyes can look at it.

Peter