Re: Re: [spf-help] SRS for Exim

"Stuart D. Gathman" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.mail.spam.srs.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Stuart D. Gathman wrote:

> > BTW -- when forwarding can rewriting of the sender be skipped if the
> > sender's domain doesn't publish SPF txt record?
> 
> Yes - although it's *much* simpler to just always rewrite - even when
> not forwarding.  This allows you to reject those annoying bounces of
> spam and worms you didn't send - plus those worms that try to "worm" their
> way past spam defences by pretending to be a DSN.  If you always rewrite,
> then any bounces (MAIL FROM: <>) that come to your machine are spams
> and worms.  

Ooops, I meant any bounces that are not rewritten with a valid (crypto-
graphic or database backed) rewritten sender are spams and worms.

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