Re: [exim] Outbound/Open Relay

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Outbound/Open Relay
exim.ml@??? <exim.ml@???> wrote:
> Hopefully a quick and trivial question.


> Would this router:


> notlocal:
>        driver = dnslookup
>        domains = ! domainlist
>        transport = remote_smtp
>        no_more


> Result in an open relay to anyone who can talk to my Exim?

[...]

Policy controls about relaying usually are done in ACLs, not in
routers. Depending on your configuration addition of this router
_might_ make it an open relay if your ACLs were "accept anything I can
deliver" but it is unusual. Please compare with the default configuration.

cu andreas
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