Re: [exim] Setting name used in EHLO/HELO

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Author: Mike Cardwell
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Setting name used in EHLO/HELO
* on the Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 01:41:07AM +0100, Gémes Géza wrote:

> Sorry for this strange question but I need to set the name used as
> EHLO/HELO paramaeter by my exim4 box because the fqdn of the box cannot
> be looked up on the Internet, being part of a private network (behind a
> firewall), and I'm not able to change the fqdn without breaking
> kerberos. Unfortunately recently I had to send some e-mails to a site
> which quite stupidly checks the name used as the EHLO/HELO value :-( .
> Could you tell me how could I change the name used as EHLO/HELO
> parameter in my Exim 4.6.3 (debian).


Find your remote_smtp transport and add this option:

helo_data = whatever.you.need.to.set.the.helo.to

Mike