Re: [exim] Blocking non-existant Domain Names

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Author: Fred Viles
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Blocking non-existant Domain Names
On 31 Aug 2005 at 8:23, Marc Perkel wrote about
    "Re: [exim] Blocking non-existant Do":


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| verify = sender
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| reallyjust checks to see if the domain exists?


Short answer: yes, for non-local addresses.

Long answer: As described in section 39.30, what happens is that the
address is run through your routers in verify mode. If any router
accepts, verification succeeds. In *typical* configurations, non-
local addresses will be accepted by a dnslookup router as long as the
domain part has a valid MX or A record. Local addresses will
generally be accepted by the local delivery router only if the
username is valid as well.

- Fred