Re: [exim] Authentication Failure Question

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Author: Graeme Fowler
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Authentication Failure Question
On 6 Jun 2013, at 17:57, Marc Perkel <marc@???> wrote:
> Except that it's not what I can use.



Yes, it is. It's absolutely something you can use, if you wrap your brain around it and extract the right bits.

You originally asked:

> Is there a way for an ACL to do something on authentication failure? I'm trying to trap the IP addresses of hackers trying to guess passwords.


and subsequently asked:

> I need to set a variable
>
> set acl_m_auth_failed = true
>
> If authentication fails. How do I do that?


It's pretty clear to me (having never done this at all) that everything you need is in the Wiki page previously referred to. I'll give you a clue - $authentication_failed. You know where to find an explanation of it.

Graeme