Re: [exim] Really Cool Trick

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Author: Martin A. Brooks
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To: Marc Perkel
CC: exim users, Stuart Gall
Subject: Re: [exim] Really Cool Trick
Marc Perkel wrote:
> Actually that isn't the case. The IMAP folder has to already exist so if
> someone does a dictionary attack then any local part that doesn't match
> a folder will be rejected as an unknown user. If the folder already
> exists them mail is delivered into that folder. If it doesn't exist
> isn't not created.
>


So what you're saying is that if a folder exists then mail directed to
it will be delivered.
If a folder doesn't exist, mail won't be delivered to it.

In other words, mail to an existing user (therefore existing folder)
will be delivered, mail to a non-existing user won't.


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