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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:

def set_relay_ip_list(addresses=None, server=_DEFAULT_SERVER):
    '''
    Set the RelayIpList list for the SMTP virtual server.

    Due to the unusual way that Windows stores the relay IPs, it is advisable to retrieve
    the existing list you wish to set from a pre-configured server.

    For example, setting '127.0.0.1' as an allowed relay IP through the GUI would generate
    an actual relay IP list similar to the following:

    .. code-block:: cfg

        ['24.0.0.128', '32.0.0.128', '60.0.0.128', '68.0.0.128', '1.0.0.0', '76.0.0.0',
         '0.0.0.0', '0.0.0.0', '1.0.0.0', '1.0.0.0', '2.0.0.0', '2.0.0.0', '4.0.0.0',
         '0.0.0.0', '76.0.0.128', '0.0.0.0', '0.0.0.0', '0.0.0.0', '0.0.0.0',
         '255.255.255.255', '127.0.0.1']

    .. note::

        Setting the list to None corresponds to the restrictive 'Only the list below' GUI parameter
        with an empty access list configured, and setting an empty list/tuple corresponds to the
        more permissive 'All except the list below' GUI parameter.

    :param str addresses: A list of the relay IPs. The order of the list is important.
    :param str server: The SMTP server name.

    :return: A boolean representing whether the change succeeded.
    :rtype: bool

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' win_smtp_server.set_relay_ip_list addresses="['192.168.1.1', '172.16.1.1']"
    '''
    setting = 'RelayIpList'
    formatted_addresses = list()

    current_addresses = get_relay_ip_list(server)

    if list(addresses) == current_addresses:
        _LOG.debug('%s already contains the provided addresses.', setting)
        return True

    if addresses:
        # The WMI input data needs to be in the format used by RelayIpList. Order
        # is also important due to the way RelayIpList orders the address list.

        if addresses[0] is None:
            formatted_addresses = None
        else:
            for address in addresses:
                for octet in address.split('.'):
                    formatted_addresses.append(octet)

    _LOG.debug('Formatted %s addresses: %s', setting, formatted_addresses)

    _set_wmi_setting('IIsSmtpServerSetting', setting, formatted_addresses, server)

    new_addresses = get_relay_ip_list(server)

    ret = list(addresses) == new_addresses

    if ret:
        _LOG.debug('%s configured successfully: %s', setting, addresses)
        return ret
    _LOG.error('Unable to configure %s with value: %s', setting, addresses)
    return ret