[exim] dumb anti-spam tests

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Author: Tony Finch
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To: exim-users
Subject: [exim] dumb anti-spam tests
Is this another example of someone who can't tell the difference between
systematic cluster naming and dial-up ranges?

Tony.
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Dave Lugo wrote:
>
> I'm trying to use dccifd directly with exim, using readsocket,
> but not having much luck. It invariably fails with a timeout.
> My question relates to how readsocket does its thing. The
> dccifd man page reads:
>
> "...The end of the body of the mail message is signaled by the
> MTA half-closing the connection..."
>
> Is that the same behavior that's described thusly in spec.txt?


No, Exim assumes that the request string is self-delimiting so that the
other end of the socket can tell when it has finished.

Tony.
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