Re: [exim] check_srv mx exists

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Author: Klaus Ethgen
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] check_srv mx exists
Hi,

Am Mi den 21. Jan 2015 um 12:03 schrieb John Schmerold:
> Is there a check_srv directive that would allow exim to reject messages
> without a mx record?
>
> A healthy number of spammers have no mx record. Seems like a low cost way
> to eliminate many of the new TLD spam we have been seeing.


Yes, it is true that most spammers have no (valid) MX record. However,
the inversion is not valid. There are many legit senders without MX
record. That is fully ok and there are mail admins out there that do not
see any reason why to add A and MX with the same content.

Regards
   Klaus
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