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Re: how to make sure that anti-relaying is in place



Check:

local_domains_include_host_literals = false

I run exim and my system passed all tests.

On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 06:45:22PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> Derrick 'dman' Hudson(dman@dman.ddts.net) is reported to have said:
> > On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 12:16:24PM -0400, Travis Crump wrote:
> > 
> > | I tried this and it gave me:
> > | :Relay test: #Test 9
> > | >>> mail from: <spamtest@207-8-229-57.pe2996-1.ppp.talon.net>
> > | <<< 250 <spamtest@207-8-229-57.pe2996-1.ppp.talon.net> is syntactically 
> > | correct
> > | >>> rcpt to: <nobody%mail-abuse.org@[207.8.229.57]>
> > | <<< 250 <nobody%mail-abuse.org@[207.8.229.57]> is syntactically correct
> > | >>> QUIT
> > | <<< 221 Pretzalz closing connection
> > | Tested host banner: 220 Pretzalz ESMTP Exim 3.35 #1 Fri, 05 Jul 2002 
> > | 12:12:09 -0400
> > | System appeared to accept 1 relay attempts
> > | 
> > | Is this something to be concerned about?
> > 
> > Yes.
> > 
> > (from spec.txt , exim v3)
> > 
> > percent_hack_domains          Type: domain list                Default: unset
> > 
> >     The 'percent hack' is the convention whereby a local part containing a
> >     percent sign is re-interpreted as a remote address, with the percent
> >     replaced by @. This is sometimes called 'source routing', though that term
> >     is also applied to RFC 822 addresses that begin with an @ character. If
> >     this option is set, Exim implements the percent facility for those local
> >     domains listed, but no others. The option can be set to '*' to allow the
> >     percent hack for all local domains.
> > 
> >     If options are set to control message relaying from incoming SMTP
> >     envelopes, they are also applied to relaying that is requested via the
> >     'percent hack'. See section 46.4.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > set
> > 
> > percent_hack_domains = :
> > 
> > in your exim.conf to disable that sort of relaying.
> 
> Not here dman.
> 
> :Relay test: #Test 9
> >>> mail from: <spamtest@ip-209-23-97-177.modem.logical.net>
> <<< 250 <spamtest@ip-209-23-97-177.modem.logical.net> is syntactically correct
> >>> rcpt to: <nobody%mail-abuse.org@[209.23.97.177]>
> <<< 250 <nobody%mail-abuse.org@[209.23.97.177]> verified
> >>> QUIT
> <<< 221 susie closing connection
> Tested host banner: 220 susie ESMTP Exim 3.35 #1 Fri, 05 Jul 2002 18:40:09 -0400
> System appeared to accept 1 relay attempts
> 
> I added your above suggestion and it stays the same after an exim force-reload.
> I also changed smtp_verify = true & false and still get Test 9 working.
> Anything else that I might have wrong?
> 
> Wayne
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