Author: Marc Perkel Date: To: Tim Jackson CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] making my HELO = my RDNS
Tim Jackson wrote: > Peter Bowyer wrote:
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>> On 06/12/06, Marc Perkel <marc@???> wrote:
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>>> Is there a simple way to set my HELO to be the same as my RDNS?
>>>
>>> Godaddy has implemented a new rule where if the RDNS of the helow
>>> doesn't match the IP of the interface then they bounce the message. So I
>>> need to figure out how to make the HELO change based on the transport so
>>> the HELo matches the IP of the interface that it is being sent from.
>>>
>> SSSSH! You'll wake the Greg A. Woods troll.......
>>
>> (Actually that's unfair, he's not really a troll.... but he's very
>> likely to show up and tell us all about this particular topic.....)
>>
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> He's been quiet for a long time; I suspect he's unsubscribed.
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> To be fair, although the *necessity* of doing so might be debatable ad
> infinitum, I don't think anyone could argue that the OP setting up his
> system so that HELO=rDNS is a *bad* thing...
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>
> Tim
>
Actually what is the default HELO for exim? Shouldn't Exim by default
use the rDNS of the interface address or the IP if rDNS doesn't resolve?
