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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Assp-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
