Author: Heiko Schlittermann Date: To: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] Cannot fix open relay
Hello Paolo,
Paolo Crosato <paolo.crosato@???> (Fr 05 Nov 2010 16:24:14 CET): > Hi, I'm trying to troubleshoot an email server running exim 4.22. I
> cannot upgrade the MTA or install packages on the machine. The issue I'm
> trying to resolve is that the smtp server is considered an open relay
> from spamlists and thus it's getting banned.
> I've been working on the ACL configuration without success, basicly I
> need all local users to be able to send out mails, and only
> authenticated users should be able to send mail form outer domains.
> Here is the acl_check_rcpt part, I know it's really messy. I've been
> trying to patch it following suggestions all over the net, without
> success. Can anyone help me spotting where the error is?
> I suspect there is a lot of redundancy here.
> Also is there a way to show the values that the variables like
> local_domains have?
These "variables" are set at SMTP time.
After having a short view into your acl rules, I'd ask you to tell
us the local_domains and relay_from_hosts settings from your exim
config.