Re: [Exim] SPF Checks ONLY for non valid users?

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Author: Nigel Metheringham
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To: Cal Evans
CC: Exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] SPF Checks ONLY for non valid users?
On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 14:17, Cal Evans wrote:
> Nigel Metheringham wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 13:49, Cal Evans wrote:
> >
> >>I have the example ACL working the way I want and life is good. But now
> >>I need to tweak it to support my road-warriors. I have people in the
> >>field w/laptops that use the corporate mail server to send mail.
> >
> >
> > Aren't they authenticated?? If not why is your server still connected
> > to the internet?
> >
> >     Nigel.

>
> Yes, they are authenticated. (Sorry, that info was in an early draft of
> the message. Not sure why I deleted it.) But since they are roaming and
> their IP/HOST cannot be known ahead of time, SPF will always fail.
> (Unless I leave out -all)


Surely you should skip SPF checks for any connection that is
authenticated - you apply your own policy to these, not an external one.

[This is of course a use for the MSA port/system - your own folks
connect in through there and use a different policy set]

    Nigel.
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