Autor: Jeremy Harris Data: Para: exim-users Asunto: Re: [exim] exim still accepting email after 550 from acl_check_helo
On 12/01/16 16:20, Mike Brudenell wrote: > OK, so this begs the question that if the RFC says a client MUST issue a
> HELO/EHLO before a mail transaction, then shouldn't Exim refuse to accept
> MAIL FROM until a HELO/EHLO has been received *and* accepted?
Exim does things that are not strictly RFC-conformant because there
are peers out there that need to be communicated with, which would
otherwise not be.
Reading the comments in the code can be enlightening.
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Cheers,
Jeremy
