Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 04:29:09PM +0000, Graeme Fowler wrote:
>
>> Which in turn would lead you to:
Luke...
You are still missing the *point*.
You, not Exim, not Cyrus, not Debconf..
....have, in a sense, removed the lock from your front door.
And are now running about pointing the finger of 'bug' at locksmiths and
doormakers 'coz anyone can walk in.
Suggest you simpy re-install from scratch.
Then don't make changes you are not willing to first research.
'Take responsibility for your actions - regardless of their outcome.'
HTH,
Bill
>>
>> http://anfi.homeunix.net/exim/rtvcyrus.html
>>
>> which uses a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT METHOD to the one you are trying, and
>> failing, to understand.
>
> ok. one of the relevant sections that i believe you are referring me
> to is this:
>
> # Reject "faked" sender addresses in cyrus domains
>
> deny sender_domains = +cyrus_domains
> message = Sender unknown/invalid
> !verify = sender/callout=defer_ok,5s
>
> the thing is: that is a setup which _happens_ to fix the problem
> _for cyrus_ users.
>
> and i've demonstrated, i believe, with those 'exim4 -bh 127.0.0.1 -d'
> tests, which are scripted at http://hands.com/~lkcl/exim4_config , that
> the issue has nothing specifically to do with cyrus, and, right now,
> affects quite literally every single installation of exim4 in
> existence.
>
> except for those that may have stumbled onto something that does the
> equivalent job, somewhere in their config files, to this:
>
> deny
> message = <$sender_address> is an invalid address!
> log_message = <> is an invalid address.
> senders = :
>
>
> l.
>
