Always Learning wrote:
> Bill Hacker wrote on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:36:02 -0400.
>
>> Folks ....
>>
>> By definition, most of those who come here are seeking help for 'less than
>> optimum' MTA setups.
>>
>> IOW - many have problems - often serious ones.
>>
>> And their arriving traffic is likely to *be* a bit broken.
>>
>> So if this list errs to the side of 'generous in what we accept' - we are more
>> likley to be able to see those cries for assistance, provide help...and reduce
>> the number of MTA installations that never do improve. Which would - unrepaired
>> - add to the misery of the whole community. And tarnish the reputation of a
>> damned fine NTA.
>>
>> So no - the list should not set any barriers to entry beyond the essential
>> ones to prevent outright spam or abuse.
>>
>> And even that takes a good deal of dedicated manual intervention - for which I'm
>> surely not alone in being damned grateful to have the benefit of.
>
> Many thanks to you for your pertinent display of refreshingly good logic
> and generous commonsense presented with decorum, diplomacy and
> eloquence.
>
> I have adjusted my acl_smtp_data filter to:
>
> deny message = [C61] TO header missing. Msg2
> !recipients = exim.users@???
> condition = ${if !def:h_To: {1}}
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paul.
>
Better still. Insert an octothorpe (#) at the beginning of each line.
ELSE you would reject this:
==============================================
From - Fri Apr 23 15:17:45 2010
X-Mozilla-Status: 0001
X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
Return-path: <wbh@???>
Envelope-to: askbill@???
Delivery-date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:17:19 +0000
Received: from c-71-62-196-61.hsd1.va.comcast.net ([71.62.196.61]:65057
helo=pb.local)
by conducive.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256)
(Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD))
(envelope-from <wbh@???>)
id 1O5ONK-0003Xp-Sp; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:17:19 +0000
Message-ID: <4BD1F254.2030308@???>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:17:40 -0400
From: W B Hacker <wbh@???>
MIME-Version: 1.0
CC: Bill Hacker <askbill@???>
Subject: Test
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Test
=================================================
'Envelope-to:' will always exist.
'To:' header may or may not, and 'honestly' so - ergo is not a useful filter factor.
Send yourself one that has a CC: and/or Bcc: *only* - i.e. - with no 'To:' and
see....
QED
Bill
