Bug#1003399: After distribution upgrade many mails are "tainted" and not delivered

[karsten]

Hello Marc,

Am 09.01.22 um 18:07 schrieb Marc Haber:
>> No - sorry - why should someone search and find important informations in other package News?
> 
> The same information is also in
> /usr/share/doc/exim4-daemon-heavy/NEWS.Debian.gz, both binaries are
> built from the same source. Most Debian systems are configured to show
> this information prominently on package upgrade, and it is also a good
> idea to look in the package docs and the BTS before asking a search
> engine.

you are right - this is a good idea.

> Most information one finds on a search engine is outdated and maybe even
> wrong. And the current information regading brand new software is often
> not indexed yet.
> 
>>    .ifdef _OPT_MAIN_ALLOW_INSECURE_TAINTED_DATA
>>     allow_insecure_tainted_data = yes
>>    .endif
> 
> This will only work as a temporary measure and will be removed in the
> future. You should work on getting your configuration to work with the
> tightened security features newer exims come.

Yes - the other possibility is to prevent upgrades of this package.
But there are additional other problems like spamassasin does not work any more,
so the configuration must be updated in many kinds.

> If that are issues with Debian's default configuration please file bugs
> so that we can fix them, if it's issues with your local configuration
> you're on your own with that.

Is there a default configuration for a private virtual mail server on dynamic IP's ?

Cheers
karsten