Author: Marc Perkel Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] Quick Question - Prohibiting users from sending email
Tony Finch wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, Marc Perkel wrote:
>
>> Thanks but I don't think that's going to work as the localpart can be
>> anything, and not related to the user ID. What I'm looking for is to
>> prohibit local users from sending email.
>>
>
> It's checking $authenticated_id not $local_part. The match_local_part
> clause is a red herring. In any case, if your users have shell access they
> can use software other than Exim to send email, so this check is probably
> pointless.
>
> Tony.
>
I'm trying to prevent hackers who might get in from being able to send
email if they manage to hack me. I want it so that unless they are
specific users that they have no rights to connect to port 25 or run exim.
