Must be my good luck...only about 6.5% of the HELO's that my server sees fail the test, and virtually all of those are zombie pc's running some spamware virus spewing crap that -should- fail that test and exactly for that reason :) The tiny tiny handful that fail I can fix with a phone call.
Rubs rabbits foot for more luck :) Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Schaible To: Jeff Lancton Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] HELO/EHLO Test Hi Jeff, After a day i switched off the helo/ehlo tests. It's do dangerous at all. A lot of mail servers in the wild are not able to pass this test. ==================================== Am Dienstag, 18. Mai 2004 um 20:23 schrieben Sie: > Hello, > I'm running 8.05 HF2, and have my anti-spam set to insert > x-headers, and then forward any messages containing the x-headers to my > mailbox, where an Outlook rule moves them to a Possible Spam folder. > Recently I've been getting a lot of legitimate mail being caught > and forwarded because of the HELO/EHLO test. The messages don't fail > any spam tests, but the HELO/EHLO is enough to trigger the x-header. > See the snippet from one of the headers below: > X-IMAIL-SPAM-VALHELO: (31326488) > X-Declude-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [65.205.16.100] > X-Spam-Tests-Failed: None [0] > X-Note: This E-mail was sent from ([65.205.16.100]). > What is causing this? > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > Thanks, > -Jeff > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus] > DISCLAIMER > This transmission is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is > addressed and it contains information that is confidential. If you have received > this > communication in error, please destroy these materials and contact the sender > immediately at the phone number/email address listed above. > This information has been disclosed to you from confidential records and is protected > by federal and state law. This information may include confidential mental health, > substance abuse, and/or alcohol abuse related information. Federal and state law > prohibits you from making any further disclosure of this information without the > specific written consent of the person to whom it pertains, or as otherwise > permitted by > law. Any unauthorized further disclosure in violation of the law may result in a > fine > or jail sentence or both. A general authorization for the release of this > information > may not be sufficient authorization for further disclosure. > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ ==================================== -- Mit freundlichen Gr�ssen ==================================== Merlin Consulting Martin Schaible Bahnhofstrasse 27 CH-8702 Zollikon Phone: +41 1 391 30 00 Fax: +41 1 391 32 49 mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.merlinconsulting.ch GPS: N47 20.235 E8 34.226 ==================================== To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
