Re: [exim] Punishing malformed HELO at acl_smtp_rcpt level?

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Author: Mike Meredith
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Punishing malformed HELO at acl_smtp_rcpt level?
Hi

Sometime around Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:35:39 +0100, it may be that Fionn
Behrens wrote:
> I am not the ultimate expert but to my knowledge smtp auth takes place
> after HELO, doesnt it? Would it be possible to set sort of a flag in
> this case of malformed HELO and recall it later at the acl_smtp_rcpt


As an alternative to the other suggestions, you could use different
ACLs for the mta and msa ports :-

acl_smtp_rcpt = check_recipient_${if eq {$interface_port}{25}
{mta}{msa}}

(I don't use acl_smtp_helo)

For me, it gives a more readable ACL section if you separate the MTA
and MSA stuff.

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