Author: W B Hacker Date: To: exim users Subject: Re: [exim] Queueing mode and backscatter
Matt Holgate wrote:
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> Is it possible to do the virtual domain lookup at SMTP time, and reject
> mail at this point, *then* queue the mail for local delivery later?
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Earliest you can do this in in the 'acl_smtp_rcpt' phase, plenty early enough to
reject while still online - and regardless of your queue settings.
No need to take onboard or scan mail that is not for a bona-fide user.
have a look at:
require verify = recipient
The only other thing you *might* want to do is to add a few aliases for common
mis-spellings of user local_part where that has been a factor.
