Bug#379155: please add an option to verify recipient first

[Marc Haber]

On Fri, Jul 21, 2006 at 08:43:05PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> Most of the message attempts I receive in my domain are spam that is addressed
> at non-existant users.  They always get rejected, of course, but not before the
> expensive tests (sender verify, RHSBL, SPF, etc) in the middle of
> 30_exim4-config_check_rcpt take place.
> 
> I've read the comment that explains why recipient verification is not one of the
> first ACLs, so I won't ask to make this default.  But could at least a
> macro-selectable option be added?

I tend to think that this should be a local change done by the local
admin. Its consequences might be complex and I'd like people to think
and understand what they doing.

On a scale from 0 to 100, I am at 40 - 50 would be needed to accept
the patch. Arguments please ;)

Greetings
Marc

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