Re: [exim-dev] Changing received_header_text default?

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Author: Tim Jackson
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To: exim-dev
Subject: Re: [exim-dev] Changing received_header_text default?
Philip Hazel wrote:

> On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Tony Finch wrote:


>>I have ${if def:sender_host_authenticated \
>>           {($sender_host_authenticated:$authenticated_id) } }\


> Thinking some more about this as a possible change to the default, I
> have decided that I do not like it, because it may start exposing values
> of $authenticated_id to the world that people do not want to be exposed.


FWIW, I must concur with you on that. Whilst Tony's construction is
useful if an organisation wants to include that information, personally
I would rather not needlessly enumerate user logins. The information is
stored in Exim's logs, so if there is a report of abuse then it's easy
to trace. There's no need for a third party to know which internal
username was used to authenticate with Exim.

Tim