----- Original Message ----- >> RFCs say: >> 1. helo should be a fqdn. >> 2. you should not reject based on helo. > >Not quite. The RFC only says that you should not reject if the helo does >not match the connecting IP address. It says nothing about rejecting the >helo for other reasons - such as not being an fqdn.
I agree. Besides, as much as I preach adherance to the RFC's they are not law and each site must do what works best for them. Here, I reject the connection if the helo is not a FQDN or it matches my own domain. ================================= Kevin W. Gagel Network Administrator Information Technology Services (250) 562-2131 local 5448 My Blog: http://mail.cnc.bc.ca/blogs/gagel My File share: http://mail.cnc.bc.ca/users/gagel ------------------------------------------------------------------- The College of New Caledonia, Visit us at http://www.cnc.bc.ca Virus scanning is done on all incoming and outgoing email. Anti-spam information for CNC can be found at http://avas.cnc.bc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------
