On 12/01/2008, George <list2@???> wrote:
> Hello List:
>
> I'm using the following ACL to drop incorrect HELO names:
>
> deny condition = ${if ! match {$sender_helo_name}{\N^[^.].*\.[^.]+$\N}}
> message = "See RFC2821 section 4.1.2 for legal domain syntax"
> log_message = invalid HELO syntax 1 $sender_helo_name
>
>
> The problem is that Outlook (On XP Pro) sends computer name as host
> name and the connection gets dropped.
>
> 2008-01-12 08:45:21 H=(GEORGE) [68.183.245.148] rejected EHLO or HELO
> george: invalid HELO syntax 1 GEORGE
>
>
> Is there something that can be done to be able preserve the use of
> the ACL. Maybe there is a setting on the XP that is incorrect? This
> doesn't happen with Thunderbird, but I cannot tell all clients not
> use MS crap.
If you can identify your MSA clients by IP range, authentication
status, or (better) listening port, you can skip some or all of the
ACL tests for them.
accept authenticated = *
for example.
Peter
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