From fc5758e3524cc497709cd379436a23e73bb27efe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florent Daigniere Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:26:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that it will only work for existing addresses --- docs/configuration.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst index d6cb8357..1541a345 100644 --- a/docs/configuration.rst +++ b/docs/configuration.rst @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The ``POSTMASTER`` is the local part of the postmaster email address. It is recommended to setup a generic value and later configure a mail alias for that address. -The ``WILDCARD_SENDERS`` setting is a comma delimited list of user email addresses that are allowed to send emails from any address (spoofing the sender). +The ``WILDCARD_SENDERS`` setting is a comma delimited list of user email addresses that are allowed to send emails from any existing address (spoofing the sender). The ``AUTH_RATELIMIT`` holds a security setting for fighting attackers that try to guess user passwords. The value is the limit of failed authentication attempts