Re: [exim] suspected mail loop - Not

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Author: Heiko Schlichting
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To: graeme vetterlein via Exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] suspected mail loop - Not
> The following address(es) have yet to be delivered:
>   graeme.home@???:*Too many "Received" headers*  - suspected mail loop
> [...]
>     1:*Is there a tunable somewhere?*


received_headers_max

>     2:*Is the current default reasonable?*


That's hard to answer. The following is set on our servers:

    $ exim -bP received_headers_max
    received_headers_max = 50


In very rare cases, this limit is also reached. Without exception, however,
it is spam where someone has overdone it with the header forgery.

Heiko

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