[exim-dev] [Bug 431] Default HELO should be rDNS of Interfac…

Top Page
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: bug431
Date:  
To: exim-dev
Old-Topics: [exim-dev] [Bug 431] New: Default HELO should be rDNS of Interface
Subject: [exim-dev] [Bug 431] Default HELO should be rDNS of Interface
------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
You are the QA contact for the bug, or are watching the QA contact.

http://www.exim.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=431


ph10@??? changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX





------- Comment #3 from ph10@??? 2007-01-30 15:21 -------
(In reply to comment #2)
> Resolution of bug 248 means that helo_data can be set to "${lookup dnsdb
> {ptr=$sending_ip_address}}" or "${lookup dnsdb
> {ptr=$sending_ip_address}{$value}{$primary_hostname}}" but should that be the
> default (the default currently is "$primary_hostname") or should the default be
> NULL/"", and if expansion yields nothing then the outgoing interface is
> reverse-looked up without involving expand_string()? It's a bit more efficient
> but requires more code.


I firmly believe the default should stay as it is. (1) Changing it would be
incompatible and I expect would trip people up. (2) I am sure the vast majority
of hosts have just one IP address (or at least just one identity) and so do not
need to fiddle with this. (3) There are also hosts, I'm sure, where the reverse
lookup will not work.

--
Configure bugmail: http://www.exim.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email