FAQ / Policy controls / Q0703
Q0703
Question
How can I test that my spam blocks are working?
Answer
The -bh option allows you to run a testing SMTP session as if from a given IP address. For example,
exim -bh 192.168.178.39
In addition to the normal SMTP replies, it outputs commentary about which tests have succeeded or failed. If you are not interested in the details, but just want to know if a particular sender at a particular IP address is able to mail to a particular recipient, you can use the exim_checkaccess utility, which provides a “packaged” version of -bh. You call it like this:
exim_checkaccess 192.168.53.23 recip@my.domain -f sender@some.domain
If you don't give a sender, <> is used (that it, it acts like a bounce message).
FAQ / Policy controls / Q0703