RE: [exim] Bogus HELOs

> -----Original Message-----
> From: exim-users-bounces@???
> [mailto:exim-users-bounces@exim.org] On Behalf Of Jakob Hirsch
> Sent: 20 May 2005 15:59
> To: 'Exim-users'
> Subject: Re: [exim] Bogus HELOs
>
> Mark Smith wrote:
>
> > Are there any *valid* reasons for a mailserver's HELO greeting not
> > matching the hostname obtained from rDNS?
>
> This topic comes up every now and then...
>
> You will get (and already got) opinions in a wide range. It
> depends on what you consider a "*valid*" reason. Fact is,
> there are many MTA with invalid greetings, for reasons like
> lazyness, cluelessness, unawareness, ease of setup, software flaws.
>
> I treat EHLO data as totally meaningless, so I don't care about it.
> After all, I don't want to lose mail because of such a thing.
>

Thanks to everyone who replied. Having now read through the links provided
by Marc, I'm sorry I asked!

Mark