Re: [exim] Verify outgoing email while using a smarthost

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Author: Jason
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Verify outgoing email while using a smarthost
The problem is that the messages being sent are originating from localhost
(a web server), and aren't making an SMTP connection (they're injected via
PHP's mail() function), so a rcpt ACL wouldn't affect these messages.

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 1:47 PM, <Lena@???> wrote:

> > From: Jason
>
> > Is it possible for Exim to verify outgoing mail when using a smarthost?
> > Specifically, I'm looking to have Exim verify (using dnslookup) that the
> > domain exists for the recipient.
>
> Besides the router, you need "verify = recipient" (without callout)
> in rcpt ACL before accepting the submitting message.
>
> > If the domain returns NXDOMAIN (or some
> > other DNS error), defer it
>
> If the message is submitted by a Windows MUA, it may act weird in response
> to
> defer.
>
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