On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 10:18:05PM +0200, Yizhar Hurwitz wrote: > This is what I read in "man Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf": [...] > So, as far as I understand from the above: > > The general rule is: > an MX server should be listed in "trusted_networks" and also in > "internatl_networks" > > An exception rule is: > but if the MX server is also accepting direct connections from client > (for example an ISP outgoing mail server), > then it should be listed only in "trusted_networks".
That is a somewhat simplified way of looking at it, but, it's basically correct, yes. > So in my case the general rule applies, because the MX server is used > only for incoming mail, > it is an ISP server dedicated for that purpose (as far as I know). > dial up and home users of the ISP use a different server for sending > their outbound mail. > > Am I correct? Yup. And in the general case, internal_networks will be the same as trusted_networks, so you don't have to set them both, necessarily. But it might be good practice to set them both explicitly, even if just for documentation purposes. -- Jan-Pieter Cornet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> !! Disclamer: The addressee of this email is not the intended recipient. !! !! This is only a test of the echelon and data retention systems. Please !! !! archive this message indefinitely to allow verification of the logs. !! _______________________________________________ NOTE: If there is a disclaimer or other legal boilerplate in the above message, it is NULL AND VOID. You may ignore it. Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.roaringpenguin.com MIMEDefang mailing list [email protected] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang

