David West wrote:
> As suggested I have removed "noreply@" from filteri.dat; will await
> developments.
>
> OK , so TF and SCSMfilter can act as belt and braces (suspenders?);
> which is a "good thing". But if TF, which comes first as it is in
> Filterb.plu, says "delete", why is it processed by SCSMfilter? I
> suspect this is connected to Klint's reference to ERR-SKIP and ERR_NONE.
I don't think it does. The case I've seen is where TF decides to whitelist
the mail; SCSMFilter doesn't know about that.
> But why does it have to be one or the other? Surely TF could return the
> appropriate ERR_ message, depending on the fate which TF had decreed for
> the email.
TF doesn't return ERR_SKIP, mainly because it wasn't originally designed as
a BPlugin. (And also because I personally don't use the Pass lists; I only
use the No-Delete lists.) I'll put that on the enhancement lists.
> Apart from the "use logfile" tick box in SCSMfilter, should I tick any
> of the others, or are they duplicating TF functions?
I think they all duplicate TF these days.
> Incidentally, it would be useful to have an option to delete/trash etc
> any emails without a subject, as is done for blank "from" addresses.
I'll put that on the lists, too. (Humm, it's already there, as a "length"
filter).
> Finally, would I avoid all these problems if I put TF in filteru.plu? I
> put it in filterb.plu as it appeared, naively I suspect, to be the
> logical place to put it; mainly because TF appeared to be a more
> sophisticated product.
I suspect that would make it worse; if SCSMFILTER decided to trash the
message, I don't think it would then call TF to see if it should be deleted.
> On another topic entirely, what is the purpose of the "reverse dns
> incoming address" tickbox in RCVPNL. I know what a reverse dns lookup
> does - finds the host name for an IP address - but how is it used
> RCVPNL/ SMTPRCV? Does it check that the address is a valid MX address
> or what?
I'll let someone else answer this.
> Lastly, has any progess been made regarding SPF validation?
I've written part of it, but it's a long way from being finished. I've been
tied up with a large work project which hasn't let me even get out of the
office much other than to sleep...
Randy.
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