Re: [exim] fascistic RCPT TO validation

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Author: Stanislaw Halik
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] fascistic RCPT TO validation
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006, John W. Baxter wrote:
>> It could be very interesting to have some stats on how much legit mails
>> don't have the <> and how many spams don't have them.


> Not to mention the portions of ham and spam which have invalid white space
> between the : and the < in each of MAIL FROM: and RCPT TO:


> I make a guess that the presence of white space will turn out to be a less
> valid discriminator than the absence of <> (and that both are likely to
> require careful whitelisting).


> The stats should distinguish between submission and relaying.


Thanks to all of you guys. I'll see how many users will complain after I
turn these checks on.