Re: [exim] "HELO given" check at MAIL or RCPT time?

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> the Debian packages have the possibility to easily configure
> exim to reject mail acceptance if the delivering host has not
> given HELO before ("polite people say HELO first").
>
> I am wondering whether it is appopriate to do that check at
> MAIL or at RCPT time. What do you think?
>
I used to do all this kind of checking at rcpt time. That way I could make sure
that people stuck using badly broken mailers could at least contact postmaster.
John