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Author: Graeme Fowler
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To: Steven Brown
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Serious help with exim config needed quickly ... I'm filling up with frozen messages
Steven Brown wrote:
> To the point where the first one that replies with the fix ... I'd even
> consider sending cash :)
>
> Seriously.
>
> Delivery is happening fine, BUT mails to nonexistantuser@??? get
> frozen instead of just saying "no such user here"
>
> I'm filling up fast with frozen messages . Unrouteable address



In your RCPT ACL:

> # Deny unless the sender address can be verified.
>
> #  require verify        = sender


Uncomment that. It's a first line of defence against incoming mail from
nonexistent domains. In the raw form, like this, all that is verified is
the existence of the sending domain.

Also you have:

> # require verify = recipient/callout=10s,defer_ok


Make that

require verify = recipient

Again, it'll run the routers in verify mode and ensure that either a
local delivery will succeed, or a remote one is possible. You can add
the callout again later with suitable restrictions so you don't
arbitrarily callout to every domain under the sun (this is a
long-discussed and oft-discussed issue).

Then restart Exim.

Graeme