Clive Menzies writes:
> I'm am online 24/7 but the process (as I understand it) by which mail is
> collected (fetchmail) is via smtp.

The originating host connects to your ISP's server via SMTP and delivers
the email.  Your ISP's server accepts it, terminates the connection, and
puts the email in your mailbox there at the ISP.  Fetchmail then fetches
the email from that mailbox via POP or IMAP.  It then delivers the message
to Exim via SMTP.  If Exim then rejects the email, what do you expect
Fetchmail to do about it?

Rejecting spam at SMTP time only works if you have your own domain, IP, and
mailserver.  Then the spammer's machine connects directly to Exim on your
host and sa-exim can send him a rejection.
-- 
John Hasler


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