MX records
Marc Herbert <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:23:02 +0200 (CEST)
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| Message-ID | <Pine.LNX.4.58.0408170820200.13468@fcat> |
On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, Sam Vilain wrote: > 1. if the MTA that sent the mail is the same as any of the IP addresses > that the MX record for the mail being set to resolves, then > auto-whitelist the address, unless it was on the blacklist. This > feature would have a lifetime; it is possible that eventually the > obvious (non-trivial) holes that exist in this idea would be exploited > by spammers. However, this would mean that in the meantime, people who > are SMTP-AUTH'ing like everyone should be :-) would not be sent annoying > e-mails by ASK. MX records give the IPÂ addresses of _receiving_ mail servers, probably not the same as sending mail servers. Check: http://spf.pobox.com/ Granted, your suggestion would cause no harm in any case. But I am afraid it would be seldom useful and does not worth the effort. ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285