X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim-website.git/blobdiff_plain/19a9ddb0996a0aa440e52952931610bf10d16466..db6d246633674a7308ca06189ae4ba654fef8262:/howto/relay.html diff --git a/howto/relay.html b/howto/relay.html index b37cca1..3ff1a7b 100644 --- a/howto/relay.html +++ b/howto/relay.html @@ -14,7 +14,18 @@ work. In any case this is a theft of service and needs to be stopped.

-

Relay Configuration Options

+

Exim v4.x Relay Control

+ +

Exim v4.x has completely different and considerably more + flexible mail policy controls than earlier versions. The + documentation is also considerable more complete and the default + configuration file has a well commented section on relay control + (in the RCPT TO ACL. You should instead read the + specification section on Access + Control Lists.

+ +

Exim v3.x Relay Configuration Options

These are fully detailed in the Exim Specification Document. The specific @@ -23,11 +34,11 @@

  1. Firstly you need to specify the local mail domains as - tightly as possible. local_domains should only cover - domains that really are local - this is relevant since exim - allows any sender to mail to these domains (since you have - told exim those domains are local you are not actually - relaying by sending to them.
  2. + tightly as possible. local_domains should only cover + domains that really are local - this is relevant since exim + allows any sender to mail to these domains (since you have + told exim those domains are local you are not actually + relaying by sending to them.
  3. Any domains that are not finally handled by the local exim, but can legitmately be relayed through (ie domains you act as @@ -66,6 +77,6 @@ host_accept_relay = 127.0.0.1/8
    Nigel Metheringham
    -

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    +

    $Cambridge$