Wow, seeing positive results already! Thanks Scott for getting this
implemented so quickly! Guess I will need to setup my SPF records now.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] SPF support to be added to next beta
>
> >We will be adding support for SPF ("Sender Permitted From", at
> >http://spf.pobox.com ) to the next beta of Declude JunkMail. This is a
> >system that lets owners of domains publish information on what
mailservers
> >people can use to send mail from the domain. We expect that this can be
> >very useful in blocking spam (similar to the SPAMDOMAINS test), as well
as
> >helping ensure that legitimate mail gets through.
>
> For those that are interested, we now have an interim release with SPF
> support in it. It can be downloaded from http://www.declude.com/interim
(a
> new URL that we are going to be using for interim releases, that explains
a
> bit more about them). To use the new SPF test, you can add lines such as:
>
> SPFPASS spf pass x -5 0
> SPFFAIL spf fail x 8 0
>
> to your global.cfg file. SPF returns "PASS" for E-mail that passes SPF
> (that comes from an IP that is acceptable to the owner of the domani that
> it claims to be coming from), "FAIL" for E-mail that fails SPF (that does
> not come from an acceptable IP for the domain), or "UNKNOWN" (for E-mail
> from domains that do not use SPF yet, or for some other reason should
> return UNKNOWN).
>
> This will help reduce false positives (for domains that have SPF support),
> and help capture more spam (as spam comes in from domains that have SPF
> support, but the spammer isn't using an acceptable IP).
>
> -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. 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.
