"Sean Conolly" <sjconolly_98@yaaho.com> writes:

> I'm starting to think that I need to just build it from the latest stable
> sources and reinstall / reconfigure / repatch from scratch. It won't be
> quick but at least I'll reduce the number of problem domains I'm dealing
> with.

Yes, it's a little more work at the front-end, but much easier to
support.

> If I move to the latest authentic version, do you have any recomendations
> for patching / configuring to do:
> - Don't send rejections for unknown users

echo '#' > ~alias/.qmail-default

(Or the appropriate equivalent for virtual domains.)

> - Require SMTP authentication even from localhost (I tried removing
> localhost from control/locals, but no joy)

SMTP-after-POP via relay-ctl, Bruce Guenter's mailfront, or one of the
AUTH patches listed on qmail.org.

> - Don't accept connections from blackhole listed sites

http://lifewithqmail.org/lwq.html#rblsmtpd

> Thanks again for your help,

Glad to help.

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