Re: [exim] Exim and SPF

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Author: Luca Bertoncello
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Exim and SPF
Marc Perkel <marc@???> schrieb:

> Is anyone using SPF in Exim? I'm still trying to figure out a use for it.


I use SPF, without problem! But I use SRS (Sender Rewrite Scheme), too...

> One thing I thought of is a way of determining who is forwarding email.
> If SPF doesn't match but the email is clearly not spam then the sending
> host might be forwarding email and might make it on a list of legit
> forwarders.
>
> Might be a way of detecting spammers who use SPF by the hosts they
> reference in their SPF record.
>
> I might send out notices to those with too restrictive of SPF that their
> email might bounce if the recipient uses hosted spam filtering.
>
> What are the rest of you doing with SPF?


You have to use SRS to rewrite the sender address, before you forward the
E-Mail!

Bye
Luca Bertoncello
(lucabert@???)