On 10-Apr-99 Wayne Topa wrote:
> 
>       Subject: Re:RE: Mail system all fouled up
>       Date: Sat, Apr 10, 1999 at 08:06:46PM -0000
> 
> In reply to:Pollywog
> 
> Quoting Pollywog([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>> 
>> On 10-Apr-99 Chris Hoover wrote:
>> > 
>> > sender_host_reject_relay = *
>> Bingo!!
>> 
>> unset that guy.
>> 
>   I don't think that is wise.  From the exim.conf
>  # The setting below locks out the use of your host as a mail relay by
>  # any other host.
> 
> sender_host_reject_relay = *
> 
> Do you want to use him to relay spam?  If so, I guess you might be
> right!?!!?

No.  Of course not.  I have it unset, but I have other relay controls set.
I should have stated that he needed to set some other relay control options.
My machine will not accept relays from unauthorized hosts, but if I set that
option, I will be crippled.

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Andrew

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