I'm assuming that this only happens with Outlook 2003 used with a non-Exchange (POP3/IMAP/SMTP mode)?
Here are two headers from Outlook 2003 installed by Office 2003 Pro Microsoft Volume Licensing (not OEM) >From Outlook/MAPI via Exchange 2003 -0- Received: from us-inboundmx.blank.com [61.220.41.95] by popmail.domain2.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.03) id AFB28130208; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 05:36:34 -0500 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: testing Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:36:34 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: testing Thread-Index: AcO7G6c5ASWwh2hOTRWz0b/pUSbfKw== From: "Mark E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Note: Weight: 0 - This E-mail was scanned by NETrends Systems (www.netrends.com) for spam. X-Spam-Tests-Failed: Whitelisted X-Spam-Prob: 0.169437 X-RCPT-TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Status: U X-UIDL: 341408898 -0- >From Outlook/POP3/SMTP via iMail SMTP -0- Microsoft Mail Internet Headers Version 2.0 Received: from ussmtpin2.blank.com ([10.7.4.111]) by us-inboundmx.blank.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:40:53 -0500 Received: from popmail.domain2.com [16.196.89.161] by ussmtpin2.blank.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.03) id A0B38CD0118; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 05:40:51 -0500 Received: from msmithd800xp [162.83.21.69] by popmail.domain2.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.03) id A0AF8330208; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 05:40:47 -0500 From: "Mark Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mark E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Testing from domain2 Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 05:40:47 -0500 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Thread-Index: AcO7HD5aazFkluigRS2DXlE/jJeQ9w== Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-RBL-Warning: SPAMHEADERS: This E-mail has headers consistent with spam [4000020e]. X-RBL-Warning: MS-WHITE: Message failed MS-WHITE: 0. X-RBL-Warning: TLD-TRUSTED-MAILFROM: Message failed TLD-TRUSTED-MAILFROM test (27) X-RBL-Warning: TLD-TRUSTED-REVDNS: Message failed TLD-TRUSTED-REVDNS test (46) X-Note: Weight: 3 - This E-mail was scanned by NETrends Systems (www.netrends.com) for spam. X-RBL-Warning: WHITELISTFILE: Message failed WHITELISTFILE test (100) X-RBL-Warning: MS-WHITE: Message failed MS-WHITE: 0. X-RBL-Warning: TLD-TRUSTED-HELO: Message failed TLD-TRUSTED-HELO test (27) X-RBL-Warning: TLD-TRUSTED-MAILFROM: Message failed TLD-TRUSTED-MAILFROM test (27) X-RBL-Warning: TLD-TRUSTED-REVDNS: Message failed TLD-TRUSTED-REVDNS test (37) X-Note: Weight: -110 - This E-mail was scanned by NETrends Systems (www.netrends.com) for viruses and spam. Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Dec 2003 10:40:53.0729 (UTC) FILETIME=[42002510:01C3BB1C] -0- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. > Scott Perry > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] A little CMA documentation > for Outlook 2003 RFC non-compliance 2003 RFC non-compliance > > > >I have a customer who was having trouble with his messages sent to > >users on servers that use spam filters not being delivered. > I had him > >send a message to me so I could see what tests it fails. As some of > >you may have already guessed, he's got a new pc with Outlook > 2003 and > >the messages fail the spam headers test. I informed him that among > >mail server and/or spamfilter administrators this is a known issue. > >So, he calls MS. MS says it's OEM software, call the > vendor. Dell says I'm full of it. > > > >So... > > > >Would someone with more thorough and better understanding than mine > >please send me something (with permission to quote or I'd just lift > >from > >archives) that I can send to this customer? I'm looking for > what it is > >that Outlook 2003 does wrong and what RFC it is not > conforming to. He > >wants to then show it to Dell and request an exchange for > Office 2002. > > It's really a Microsoft issue (it's a bug -- er, "new > feature" -- in Outlook 2003), but they may have a special > arrangement with Dell. Microsoft had a few complaints from > people using Outlook that their machine name was "leaked" in > the Message-ID header. Instead of ignoring the complaint, or > making the host name used in the Message-ID: header > configurable, they chose to remove the Message-ID: header. > > Microsoft is technically RFC-compliant, *if* they understand > the consequences of what they did. In order words, it is > only RFC-compliant if accept the fact that the E-mail sent > from Outlook 2003 may be marked as spam. > > Microsoft's position, from what we understand, is that they > expect all mailservers to whitelist outgoing E-mail from > Outlook 2003 users, and add the Message-ID: header. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail > mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in > mailserver vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask about our free 30-day > evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. 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