Re: [exim] Sender callout verification with warning only

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Author: Michael L Griffin
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To: Exim Users List
Subject: Re: [exim] Sender callout verification with warning only
Greetings

I agree - if you own a domain and the current host won't allow
verification, then find another host.

May I ask for an example of how you have implemented the check?
Mine is rudimentary and would like to beef it up a little.

Regards
Michael

On 22/07/07, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC <chad+exim@???> wrote:
>
> On Jul 6, 2007, at 4:18 AM, Phil ((Medway Hosting)) wrote:
>
> > You obviously haven't received 100,000+ or more of them in one day
> > because
> > some spammer was forging the FROM from a domain that host. NO it is
> > NOT for
> > the greater good, and would block only a tiny %age of spam.
>
>
> It blocks like 80% of our spam we used to receive.
>
> I make very few exceptions -- if a host won't accept our attempt to
> check compliance with DSN requirements from the RFCs then we won't
> accept their mail and we tell their customers that their hosts are
> not RFC compliant and they should get new mail hosts. Sorry, but if
> a mail has your domain name on it, whether you sent it or not, you
> are responsible for it in as far as you help us determine whether or
> not you really sent it.
>
> Chad
>
> ---
> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
> Your Web App and Email hosting provider
> chad at shire.net
>
>
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