Re: [exim] new exim install / spf rules rejecting all mail

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Author: Raymond Norton
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To: Exim Users
Subject: Re: [exim] new exim install / spf rules rejecting all mail
This is an incoming relay server with exim and baruwa. I am scanning mail for multiple schools. I have been told SPF rules for baruwa are very strict, but do not know how to loosen them up. As of now, SPF rejects all incoming mail not already rejected by rbl rules.

On Jan 25, 2013, at 5:47 AM, Cyborg <cyborg2@???> wrote:

> Am 25.01.2013 04:34, schrieb Raymond Norton:
>> I have a new exim4 install on Ubuntu 12.04. Any message not blocked by an rbl is being rejected with this message:
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>> rejected RCPT <hherfindahl@???>: Please see http://www.openspf.org/Why
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>> This is my first exim setup, so I am not that familiar with config files.
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>> Raymond
> be so kind and add the spf rules for the sender domain and your ip address to your question.
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> a) IF your server is not in the valid list of ip addresses to send with, spf will count it as error and deny it.
> b) IF you are the receiver and checking for spf, if the sender ip does not match the spf record, it will be denied too.
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> There are some addional infos in spf, as of hostnames, domainnames etc. but it comes all down to this:
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> If SENDER is in the record , it will pass, ANYONE ELSE will faill.
>
> Marius
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