What is the final result of this?

I'm not sure I understand how the penalty whitebox is involved for a
positive SPF check. It is my understanding that SPF should never have a
positive effect in scoring, as it is simply a sender verification
method, and nothing more.

Fritz Borgstedt wrote:
>> I have to agree. SPF is not an anti-spam measure. It's simply a
>> validation that a certain hostname can send mail for a certain
>> domain. It's great for stopping mailers from spoofing domains, as
>> spammers are often wont to do. However, it tells us nothing about the
>> spam/nonspam nature of a mailserver. 
>>
>> Skipping the RBL on positive SPF check is a broken design.
>>     
>
> The way ASSP is/was handling this is much more complicated and
> involves the penalty white box . Anyway I use it in future "broken"
> designs in my own installation (and have to see the first spam
> slipping trough by this design) and removed it without even an option
> to prevent tiring discussions.
>
> fritz
>
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