On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:30:35 -0600 will trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> looking for a way to accept HARDLY ANY relays -- hopefully more > than just "anybody from worldnet.att.net"... > > i've got a partner who'd like to be able to send email from > serensoft.com -- but he's way out in the northeast using > worldnet.att.net, and i'm way out here in the midwest using > podunk-isp-r-us. > > when he tries sending email as coming from @serensoft.com, it's > accepted if it's TO another serensoft user; but for any external > destination it gets bounced as a relay attempt, because of the > line > > relay_domains = > > in the /etc/exim/exim.conf file. > > if i change it to > > relay_domains = worldnet.att.net > > then he can certainly send email from @serensoft to @out-there > but then SO CAN ANYBODY ELSE using that small, tiny, > insignificant worldnet.att.net network (of thousands and > thousands). > > is there some way to further restrict the relaying? i DO NOT want > any black hats turning my server into spam-o-rama. ideas welcome. If your partner has fixed IP, then you could try adding to host_accept_relay otherwise I'll have to defer to those who really know what they are doing. James -- James Tappin, O__ "I forget the punishment for using [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- \/` Microsoft --- Something lingering http://www.tappin.me.uk/ with data loss in it I fancy" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]