Re: Fake paypal email triggers -7.5 USER_IN_DEF_DKIM_WL From: address is in the default DKIM

Dave Funk <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.mail.spam.spamassassin.general
Message-ID <alpine.OSX.2.02.2501292054310.792@localhost>
In part because headers added by servers not trusted by local SA may be 
considered advisory but not trusted for hard local judgements.
IE a remote MTA server can put anything in the headers that they want, only 
trust what you find from your local trusted MTA

On Wed, 29 Jan 2025, Tom Williams via users wrote:

> Hi!  Casual observer here, but I have a question about the headers.
>
> On 1/29/25 12:23 AM, Niamh Holding wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
>> Authentication-Results: spf=softfail (sender IP is 2a01:111:f403:48::209)
>>   smtp.mailfrom=euroland.fr; dkim=pass (signature was verified)
>>   header.d=paypal.com;dmarc=pass action=none header.from=paypal.com;
>> Received-SPF: SoftFail (protection.outlook.com: domain of transitioning
>>   euroland.fr discourages use of 2a01:111:f403:48::209 as permitted sender)
>
> (snip)
>
> Why wouldn't the SPF softfail messages not trigger some kind of rule? 
> Especially the "discourages use of" message.      Also, I noticed 
> Spamassassin 3.4.6 is being used.  Would Spamassassin 4.0 have done a better 
> job at processing these headers?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tom
>
>

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