On 4/11/23 17:24, Viktor Dukhovni via Postfix-users wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 03:34:09PM -0300, Roberto Carna via Postfix-users 
> wrote:
> 
>> But we have realized that if we send messages using another domains
>> than ourdomain1.com, the messages reach the recipients in Gmail,
>> Hotmail and other public mail platforms.
> 
> Perhaps as well considering how to address this, you might also consider
> whether you're addressing the right problem...
> 
> When an authorised message is slated to leave your network, the
> consequences are least signficant when it purports to originate from
> somebody else's domain.
> 
>     - Many receiving systems are liable to reject a message purporting
>       to originate from an unexpected domain (based on DMARC, ...).
> 
>     - There's little risk of reputational or financial damage if
>       the message does not impersonate a sender in your domain.
> 
> On the other hand, if the message *is* from your domain, but
> is an unauthorised message misleading your customers or business
> partners, ... *then* you have a problem.
> 
> While Postfix can to some extent enforce envelope to sender mismatches,
> the real concern is usually the "From:" header, ... whose content is not
> the MSAs job to enforce.

A milter must be used for this.  Since this, along with DMARC, is a
core responsibility of a modern MTA, I am curious if making this a
part of Postfix itself (as Exim did) has been considered.
-- 
Sincerely,
Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)

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