Re: [exim] Using hubbed router without the smarthost

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Author: Brett Parker
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Using hubbed router without the smarthost
On 06 Apr 21:16, Bo Granlund wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Tom Kistner [tom@???] wrote:
> > Bo Granlund schrieb:
> >
> > > So, my dilemma is this, which I would really appreciate an answer for, how
> > > can I convince the smtp-in machine to send the hubbed router stuff _first_,     
> > > and if something goes wrong, a bounce is sent back to the sender via the
> > > smtp-out machine, which acts as a smart host for smtp-in and mailserver?

> >
> > On smtp-in, create a "manualroute" router that only handles bounces
> > ("senders = :"), and routes to smtp-out.
>
> Hmm, ok, I'll try that, thanks for the suggestion. :)
>
> > NB: Your mail system seems to be leaking BCC: headers :)
>
> Hmm, this is an Exim 3.x era mailserver, which has lived on for something
> like 8 years without much change, so I guess there is soon going to be an
> upgrade to a better, faster and more secure system with Exim 4.x, which
> shouldn't leak them. :)


Even exim4 by default does not (and should not) strip Bcc headers - Bcc
should never enter into the headers, MUAs are supposed to "deal" with
them, not MTAs.

Cheers,
--
Brett Parker