On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 01:14:51AM +1000, Alexander Samad wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 03:46:05PM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > <quote who="Alexander Samad">
> > 
> > > > SAV is different to VRFY, and the combination of SAV and greylisting is
> > > > really broken. I suggested to Chris that he turn SAV off, because it 
> > > > ends up
> > > > being more problematic than it's worth.
> > > 
> > > What is SAV ?
> > 
> > Sender Address Verification (which you explained in an earlier email).
> 
> Oh but didn't you say that SAV is different to VRFY ?  How do smtp
> server do SAV if not with vrfy ?

Okay to answer my own question

it does a test of the senders email address if its local it can verify
the local receipant.  If its non local it sees if it comes from a valid
domain. so why don't spammer just use a valid domain for their senders
address ??

probably missing the obvious its 01:30


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