Re: [exim] A cry for help - are there any plusnet admins out…

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Perkel" <marc@???>
To: "Dave Restall - System Administrator,,," <dave@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [exim] A cry for help - are there any plusnet admins out there
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> Hi Dave,
>
> I understand your frustrations dealing the the brain dead. What I do is
> have a text file with a list of domains not to verify and that solves
> the problem. You can also push sender verification down your list of
> tests so you do less of it. For example, I do my blacklist tests,
> whitelist tests, HELO test, other DNS based tests, etc. Then I do some
> sender verification on what is left and I'm not getting any complaints
> because the number of verification call outs are greatly reduced.

Ok - I am biting - I thought I'd be able to resist - but I couldn't..

Sender address verification callouts are ABUSIVE behaviour. By all means do
a DNS lookup on the sending domain to see if THAT exists, but if you insist
on using SAV like Marc does, you can expect to get blacklisted as often as
his servers do.

It's as simple as that.

All the best

Zoë
(formerly Phil)