Re: [exim] Re: How can I tell if my server is getting bombar…

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Author: John W. Baxter
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Re: How can I tell if my server is getting bombarded with spam?
On 12/15/2004 14:43, "Tommy Butler" <tommy@???> wrote:

> **** SMTP testing session as if from host 168.61.4.13
> **** but without any ident (RFC 1413) callback.
> **** This is not for real!
>
>>>>...
>>>> host in helo_accept_junk_hosts? no (option unset)
> 220 noot.cityairlines.net ESMTP Exim 4.34 Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:41:32 -0600
> mail from: <spamtest@localhost>
> 250 OK
> rcpt <nobody@???>
> 500 unrecognized command


Yes, it's an unrecognized command.

It needs to be
RCPT TO:<nobody@???>

(Exim allows a space after the colon...actually Exim also allows omitting
the < and >. When I'm testing something like relay, I like to follow the
RFC exactly.)

--John