Re: [exim] HELO name problems

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Autor: Andreas Metzler
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A: exim-users
Assumpte: Re: [exim] HELO name problems
Ross Boylan <ross@???> wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-08-13 at 20:46 +0100, Mike Cardwell wrote:
>> Ross Boylan wrote:


>> >    helo_data = ${if match_domain{$host}{*.alioth.debian.org}{upstrm185.psg-ucsf.org}{$primary_hostname}}


>> > Is there a better solution? Will the previous modification work?

[...]
>> If you can't change the DNS, why not just change the helo? You've
>> already shown you know how to do it with helo_data. Why not just have this:


>> helo_data = upstrm185.psg-ucsf.org


> Our sysadmin is concerned that if the upstream name changes we'll be
> need to change the rule again. The networking environment we have to go
> through to reach the public IP is not under our control, and the folks
> who do control it don't necessarily keep us informed.


Hello,

you could use a dnsdb lookup to keep it up to date automatically.

helo_data = ${lookup dnsdb {ptr=$sending_ip_address}{$value}{$primary_hostname}}

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