[Pkg-exim4-users] Help with a deny IP list?

[Christian Schmidt]

Hello Andreas,

Andreas Metzler, 29.03.2009 (d.m.y):

> Aileen Carlstrom <acarls at zcorum.com> wrote:
> > Reading the documentation leads me to believe that all I *should* have
> > to do is create a file named local_host_blacklist in the /etc/exim4
> > folder and populate it with the IPs I wish to be banned.  Done and Done,
> > and yet when I run update-exim4.conf (not sure I even need to do that,
> > but it seems like it would not hurt) and restart the daemon,
> 
> both not necessary. ;-)
> 
> >  my IP, which I put in the blacklist file, can still send just fine.
> [...]
> 
> 
> In the acl evaluating the host-blacklist happens after accepting all
> mail from +relay_from_hosts. The local host is usually included in
> this hostlist and therefore bypasses the check for the blacklist.
> 
> You'll need to use a remote testing host.

What about running 'exim -bhc 1.2.3.4' (where 1.2.3.4 is the IP
address of interest)?

Regards,
Christian

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