Re: [exim] exim 4.96 stopping because postfix is starting?

On 2022-12-20, Johnnie W Adams via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
> What puzzles me about that is why this _doesn't_ pass SPF. The outbound
> node is also mta.ualr.edu, which is right there in the SPF record:
> "v=spf1 a:mta.ualr.edu include:_spf.google.com redirect=_spf.ualr.edu"

> I also don't quite understand this from the log: What should be in the
> empty set of brackets?
>
> SPF check for [] does not pass with ip: [144.167.8.120].

Are you sending a message with an empty MailFrom ?
In that case, the SPF check will be done against postmaster@EHLO,
where EHLO is the name your server gave in EHLO. If that name isn't
covered by your SPF records, it won't pass.