Author: Ian Eiloart Date: To: Bill Hacker, exim users Subject: Re: [exim] What's up ith the uceprotect blacklist?
--On 17 October 2006 07:10:30 +0800 Bill Hacker <bill@???> wrote:
>
>> Bill, I'm still using sender verification but it's very targeted and
>> extremely effective. For me to block with verification the server has to
>> let me get to the rctp to: level and affirmatively tell me that the user
>> doesn't exist. It's something I'm not giving up.
>>
>
> Hopefully you are 'weighting' the result (we did...), as an all/nothing
> test will otherwise create more than a few FP's, even if adjusted for
> time delays.
>
> Bill
>
I don't regard it as a false positive when someone sends otherwise legit
email with an unreplyable address. I regard it as a symptom of a broken
mail system, so I never whitelist. I've not had any complaints for over a
year now.