X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim-website.git/blobdiff_plain/6847214912ac764d1d25f5965913ec4c55934421..8a53f2ed003d0cc2c75967122015d03d1a30d8a3:/howto/relay.html diff --git a/howto/relay.html b/howto/relay.html index f07ec65..3ff1a7b 100644 --- a/howto/relay.html +++ b/howto/relay.html @@ -14,20 +14,31 @@ work. In any case this is a theft of service and needs to be stopped.

-

Relay Configuration Options

+

Exim v4.x Relay Control

-

These are fully detailed in the 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 section on relaying is here

+ href="../exim-html-3.20/doc/html/spec_46.html#SEC813">here

  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 @@ -43,7 +54,7 @@ machine on your network could be used to do unauthorised relaying. The control of hosts that can relay is done with the host_accept_relay + href="../exim-html-3.20/doc/html/spec_11.html#SEC235">host_accept_relay option.
@@ -66,6 +77,6 @@ host_accept_relay = 127.0.0.1/8
Nigel Metheringham
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