On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:09:51 +0200, Jakob Hirsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Quoting Marc Haber: >> I am wondering whether it is appopriate to do that check at MAIL or at >> RCPT time. What do you think? > >(Default config's) Sender verification is done in the RCPT ACL, so I'd >say this is also the right point for other checks that would logically >belong into the MAIL ACL. (HELO check should be before verify, but I >guess you know that.) > >IIRC, the reason for that was that some broken MTAs do not recognise >permanent errors on MAIL FROM as permanent, so they keep trying to send >until their queue timeout hits. I wonder if such trash is still in use >today.
Yes, but these broken MTAs send HELO, and will thus never see this particular error message. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834 -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
