Re: [exim] Verifying recipient confusion

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Author: Jasen Betts
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Verifying recipient confusion
On 2014-09-13, Terry <tech@???> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Relative newbie here. I thought I had a handle on what I was doing in
> rejecting mail to unknown users but a discussion on another list and
> subsequent googling made me question it.
>
> I have the following in acl_smtp_rcpt:
>
>    require
>      message = 550 5.1.1 Bad destination mailbox address
>      verify = recipient

>
> It works just fine and has been since the server's been set up.
>
> I ran across an entry on the exim wiki on recipient verification.
> https://github.com/Exim/exim/wiki/Verification#recipient-verification
>
> Recipient Verification
> Drop at connect time if the Recipient doesn't exist.
> deny    message   = REJECTED - Recipient Verify Failed - User Not Found
>          domains   = +all_mail_handled_locally
>          !verify   = recipient/callout=2m,defer_ok,use_sender


[...]

> verify = recipient/<options> "This condition is
> Am I correct in assuming that the wiki entry is incorrect when it says
> that you can "drop at connect time" since verify isn't available then?
> Or am I even more confused than I thought I was? Is there some other
> way I should be checking for non-existent users? Earlier on than
> acl_smtp_rcpt?


yes. you are correct.


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