Philipp Ewald: > BTW: > by reject_unverified_sender: > would it not be better to check sending server? like accept connection > on port 25 not whole sender? this way dont work with mailing list ( it > would but its produce many mail probing)
That would be immensely stupid idea. First, there is no requirement that a sending MTA can receive email. Second, the sending MTA may be an email forwarder. The only hosts that can know if the sender address is valid are the hosts that receive email for that address. wietse