Re: [exim] unblocking gmail

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Author: Randy Bush
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To: Chris Edwards
CC: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] unblocking gmail
Chris Edwards wrote:
> | > Others have sugested the spf plan. But if you simply want to check the
> | > DNS hostname, then add something like this to the ACL statement:
> | >
> | > !hosts = *.google.com : *.yahoo.com
> |
> | by double map i meant the in-addr and then a forward check.
>
> Yep - Exim does the two-way check by default, and if it fails, then the IP
> is considered to not have a DNS hostname.
>
> So:
>
> - "hosts = *.google.com" is false
> - "!hosts = ..." is true
> - the host is subjected to your RBL test, as desired.


please explain why

     accept  !hosts        = *.yahoo.com


accepts the following spam

2008-12-06 02:43:59 1L8n9A-000H6D-V3 <= tequilamockingbird1957@???
H=([220.194.0.165]) [220.194.0.165] P=esmtp S=835
id=4f119e23$517da2fb$0ec21d85@tequilamockingbird1957

what am i not understanding?

randy