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Daniel Quinlan writes:
>Ari Jort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I've implemented a verify_sender routine as inspired by 
>> the postfix address verification, noted below.  Patch
>> is attached.
>
>Interesting.
> 
>> I added a subroutine in EvalTests.pm called verify_sender()
>> that will verify a given address with an appropriate mx.
>> It needs a mechanism to get the envelope-from for this
>> to be effective.  This implementation relies on the header
>> Return-Path: which postfix adds to messages.
>
>We really should have a standard method for finding the envelope-from.
>
>Right now, have have the envfrom field in the Received headers data
>structure.  If it doesn't find the right headers or look at things like
>Return-Path There's also all_to_addrs() which obviously isn't right, but
>is related.

We do -- the pseudo-header "EnvelopeFrom" will do this.

>The other issue is that this could possibly be used as an address
>verification technique by spammers.
>
>You should also make this a plugin for 3.0.

yep -- and link to it from the CustomPlugins page on the wiki...

- --j.
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