Marc wrote: > Hi, > > this is Debian issue #244724, which I currently consider a > request for clarification. ... > Looks like exim does a double reverse lookup on the target > host name, and then uses the name obtained from that reverse > lookup to obtain user name and password to authenticate with. > I do actually find this unproductive in today's world where > service providers frequently have service CNAMEs pointing to > different machines to be able to re-route client requests for > maintenance and repair. With exim doing that double reverse > lookup, an ISP re-pointing its service CNAMEs will probably > break exim clients authenticating. > > Is there a reason that exim does it this way that I have missed?
Using what configuration file? Exim does not do outbound SMTP authentication when sending messages with its default configuration. This "bug" looks like it is *entirely* a bug with the users configuration file. Eli. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
