On 08/03/19, Jasen Betts via Exim-users (exim-users@exim.org) wrote: > > We're using a simple setup using Debian's packaged configurations which > > I guess we will need to tweak. > > What you do is select split configuration, then you can insert > configuration without debian's config management messing with > it. > > > dns_yahoo_aol: > > debug_print = "R: dnslookup_yahoo_aol for $local_part@$domain" > > driver = dnslookup > > domains = aol.com : yahoo.com > > transport = remote_smtp_smarthost > > route_list = mx.localrelay.com byname > > same_domain_copy_routing = yes > > yahoo are tricky, they cover many domains, but I guess if you > redirect the bulk theough your provider the remainder can pass viar > direct smtp and be under the rate-limit. > > If I wanted to gatch more yahoo traffic I'd leave the domains restriction > off and used an inverted ignore_target_hosts list with the IP addresses > of the yahoo and aol MXs > > I's create a file called > > /etc/exim4/conf.d/routers/175_local_yahoo_warmup > > with > > NOT_YAHOO_MXEN= !98.137.159.0/24 : !66.218.85/24 : !67.195.229.0/24 : > !74.6.137/24 > > dns_yahoo_aol: > debug_print = "R: dnslookup_yahoo_aol for $local_part@$domain" > driver = dnslookup > ignore_target_hosts = NOT_YAHOO_MXEN > transport = remote_smtp_smarthost > route_list = * mx.localrelay.com byname > same_domain_copy_routing = > > then re-run sudo dpkg exim4-config and choose "split configuration" (into > many small files) > > > The normal Debian exim4 config has > > > > route_list = * DCsmarthost byname > > and > > host_find_failed = ignore > > > > but I don't know if those are worth retaining. > > "DCsmarthost" only works if you chose smarthost in the first > exim4-config setup menu, but you chose internet site (which seems the > correct setting) so it'd be harmful here. > > > Comments gratefully received. > > adding this to the router > > conditon = ${if or{{<{67}{${randint:100}}}\ > {!first_delivery}}} > > Will leak 33% of the first delivery attempts though to the direct smtp > delivery router, allowing you to warm up with yahoo, but if yahoo then > rejcts them the retries will go through the smarthost router. > > That will produce some traffic from your IP address allowing warm-up > > If you want to get tricky you could make an expressiogn using > $tod_epoch that tapers off the percentage over time. > > this will taper it off over 40 days > > conditon = ${if or{{>{$tod_epoch}\ > {${eval:1555539108+${randint:${eval:24*60*60*40}}} > \}}{!first_delivery}}} > > I computed the constant "1555539108" by > > /usr/sbin/exim -be '${eval:24*3600*40+$tod_epoch}'
Dear Jasen Thank you for the comprehensive and very interesting suggestions which are really interesting. The ignore_target_hosts idea is great; and the <{67} condition and the 40 day epoch techniques are super cool! Thanks a lot for the expert suggestions. Rory -- ## List details at https://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/