On 02/12/03 at 11:52, NetHead opined:
> I'd like to follow up on a question that was raised for me in this
> particular discussion.
>
> Wasn't it SIMS Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] who once said...
>
> >Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:15:57 -0500
> >From: ted crane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Routing: how to trash same-username/different-domain spam
> >
> >
> >I'm already using SIMS to trash/bitbucket/ignore spam
> >arriving from various domains. Router entries like
> > optinmail.com = error
> > *.optinmail.com = error
>
> By having these entries in your router, are you actually preventing mail
> that is "FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" from reaching user accounts on
> your SIMS server?
No. You are preventing messages whose Return-Path (the SMTP envelope
sender) is [EMAIL PROTECTED] from reaching user accounts on your
SIMS server. The envelope sender is not the same thing as the header 'From'
sender.
> I had always understood that the router would simply look at
> DESTINATION information; ie: it would have to be addressed to (TO: or
> CC: or BCC:) "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" in order for the router to
> kick in. Am I wrong in this? If so... COOL!
If you have 'Verify Return-Paths' enabled in SIMS SMTP settings, then
Return-Path addresses are sent through the router. If a Return-Path address
is routed to 'error', the message is bounced. If it's routed to 'null', the
message is accepted and 'relayed' to the void.
--
Christopher Bort | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Webmaster, Global Homes | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<http://www.globalhomes.com/>
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