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Re: default relay in testing exim?



On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 06:42:02PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 01:10:47PM -0700, Ron Steinke (rsteinke@w-link.net) wrote:
> > 	Is there some reason that the default install of exim
> > in testing sets the option
> > 
> > host_auth_accept_relay = *
> > 
> > in its configuration file?
>
I do not use exim but if this means you are a relay for anything
(which the * seems to imply) then I would change it toute suite.
You will be an open relay which means your mail server runs
the risk of being used by all sorts of undesriable elements.

Cliff 



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