Re: [exim] Problem relaying from local subnet

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Author: Chris Edwards
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Problem relaying from local subnet
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Marc Haber wrote:

| Exim handles "192.168.0/24" as a domain name, not as an IP address.
| Most other applications expand 192.168.0/24 to 192.168.0.0/24 and
| handle it like an IP network then.


Do those other applications expand 192.168.N/24 to 192.168.N.0/24 ?

(which is what people will assume)

A friend who tried to nmap 192.168.55/24 got a suprise when it actually
scanned 192.168.0.0/24 (3rd octed zero, not the desired effect at all!)

I'd suggest flagging such things as syntax errors, if poss.