Hi,
>> some badly behaved hosts (I think) which I have to work around for the
moment.
>
>Hehee, you need a test box! Anyway people do this all the time only to
>realize a bit later that "you did it".
I know - I just don't have enough kit to set it up.
>
>This is something to do with reverse_host_lookup
I thought as much, but it wasn't producing the message I expected.
>> #deny message = reverse DNS lookup failed for host
$sender_host_address.
>> # !verify = reverse_host_lookup
>>
>
>Well, you have commented it out. That is what brought the error you gave
>above.
Sorry, the commenting was indeed after the error.
However, why didn't my escape clause - noverify-hosts - work?
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> and the file noverify-hosts file includes the lines:
>>
>> #Totaljobs
>> *.totaljobs.co.uk
>> *.totaljobsmail.co.uk
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Hoping you can help...
>
>
>Well, the best advise you need is at the following site:
>
>http://slett.net/spam-filtering-for-mx/
I've read this, and much of what I did was based on the stuff there.
However,
I didn't want to be as tough as this guy was - in particular I didn't want
to
do the envelope address modifications as it didn't seem to be worth the
reward, for me.
>If that does not suffice, then come back to the list. There are more
>ways to skin the rat called "spam".
Thanks,
Ruth
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Ruth Ivimey-Cook
Software engineer and technical writer.
