Dear Jonathan,

On 17:29 16.03.2003, you [Jonathan Angliss] wrote...

>> On 15:59 15.03.2003, you [Jonathan Angliss ([..])] wrote...

> And what is that supposed to achieve?  And where does the checking occur.

Resolving the IP address from the host wanting to deliver the mail. In
your case this would be "66.228.134.123", which resolves fine[1]

> I think doing that kind of filtering is a little silly when it comes to
> spam.  I get so much spam daily that has faked host details for the first 2

You cannot fake your IP address.

> received lines that this kind of checking would be pointless.  Also check

It's not about checking headers at all. The rejection takes place even
before the client send his EHLO greeting.

Cheers,
 Johannes                            mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[1]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ host 66.228.134.123
Name: netdork.net
Address: 66.228.134.123
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
 
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