.cindex "host" "rejecting connections from"
If this option is set, incoming SMTP calls from the hosts listed are rejected
as soon as the connection is made.
-This option is obsolete, and retained only for backward compatibility, because
+This option is mostly obsolete, retained for backward compatibility because
nowadays the ACL specified by &%acl_smtp_connect%& can also reject incoming
-connections immediately.
+connections immediately
+.new
+(except for tls-on-connect connections).
+.wen
The ability to give an immediate rejection (either by this option or using an
ACL) is provided for use in unusual cases. Many hosts will just try again,
immediate writes to file are done as normal.
trigger=<&'reason'&> This option selects cause for the pretrigger buffer
- see above) to be copied to file. A reason of $*now*
+ see above) to be copied to file. A reason of &*now*&
take effect immediately; one of &*paniclog*& triggers
on a write to the panic log.
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