Exim accepting non-existing local users after mailscanner install

[Julian Field]

Applied.

At 14:58 21/05/2003, you wrote:
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><moffelist at AMAGERKOLLEGIET.DK> wrote:
> >
> >I installed mailscanner 3.27.1 some time ago - it is used along with
> >exim 3.35.
>
>I really recommend upgrading to version 4 of both packages.
>
> >As noted in the installation guide, I added a director as the
> >uppermost director:
> >
> >defer_director:
> >  driver =3D smartuser
> >  new_address =3D :defer: All deliveries are deferred
>
>You should include the statement no_verify in this director, so that
>it doesn't act as a catch-all when Exim is deciding whether an address
>is valid at SMTP time.
>
>This ought to be noted in the documentation. Julian, how about this patch?
>
>--- exim.shtml.orig     Wed May 21 13:47:48 2003
>+++ exim.shtml  Wed May 21 13:55:26 2003
>@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@
>                 data = :defer: All deliveries are deferred
>                 verify = false
>  </PRE>
>+This causes all addresses to be deferred (so that the message remains
>+on the queue). The <code>verify = false</code> clause means that
>+it is ignored when Exim is checking addresses for validity (e.g.
>+when accepting a message via SMTP) so the address verification logic
>+ends up being the same with MailScanner as it is without.
>  </P>
>  <P>
>  The alternative setup is more complicated in Exim 3 since you need a
>
>
>Tony.
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>SHETLAND ISLES: WEST 3 OR 4, EASING VARIABLE 2 FOR A WHILE, LATER SOUTHEAST 3
>OR 4. FAIR. GOOD. SLIGHT.

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