So, IPNOTINMX compares the MX IP against the SENDER (workstation) IP? Not the SENDING MAIL SERVER'S IP?
To pass this test, wouldn't this require that the sender be seated at the mail server? When would there otherwise be an MX record matching the sender? I don't get it. Dave "R. Scott Perry" wrote: > > >I'm sorry to be a rube, but how, exactly, does IPNOTINMX work? > > It checks to see if the IP address of the computer sending the E-mail is > listed in the MX records of the domain in the return address. Note that > failing this test is NOT an indication of spam (it's quite common for an > E-mail to be sent from an IP not listed in the MX records), but passing > this test often indicates that an E-mail is not spam. > > >I cannot seem to make the corrections necessary to pass this test from my > >workstation. I am merely sending an e-mail to myself directly through > >the IMail server. My return address and IMail server share the same > >domain. That domain contains an appropriate MX record for the IMail > >server. No gateways, mail forwarders. What else is there? > > The problem here is that the IP address of your workstation isn't listed in > your MX records (as it should be). The IPNOTINMX test isn't appropriate > for outgoing E-mail. For incoming E-mail sent from local accounts, it > isn't appropriate either (which is one of the reasons that you shouldn't > penalize a sender for failing this test). > -Scott > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
