On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:01:29 +0100
Reindl Harald wrote:

> Am 25.01.2016 um 14:41 schrieb RW:
> > On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:11:30 +0100
> > Reindl Harald wrote:
> >  
> >> there is *no point* on fire a rule on the third Received header
> >> when the HELO is pretty clear "mail1.intellij.net" and matches
> >> PTR/A perfectly too  
> >
> > Of course there's a point. It's intended to detect spam software
> > that's relaying through a real MTA - typically someone else's.  
> 
> no there is no point
> 
> "Received: from unknown (HELO 46.137.93.51) with ESMTPA" is the MTA 
> client (the A is for Authenticated = SASL)

It's not looking for an IP address, it's looking for a bare IP address
which is an RFC violation. An MUA would have got it right, so the ESMTPA
mean little in this case.

> >> at least 1.5 points is unacceptable for (in general questionable)
> >> deep header inspection  
> >
> > It works well for me, if you don't like it rescore it  
> it would work well if it only checks the own received header
> 
> Received: from mail1.intellij.net (mail1.intellij.net
> [46.137.178.215]) "mail1.intellij.net" is one time for the HELO and
> one time for the PTR

That's what FSL_HELO_BARE_IP_1 is for. It has a much higher score.

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