[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >as you point out, the problem is spammers can forge what's in the helo >message just as they forge what's in MAIL FROM. > >but also, unfortunately, a way large percentage of sites do not have >correctly configured names in their helos. > >(some have ip addresses. some have their non-fully-qualified names.) > >i turned this on just as a warning and recently and discovered that >around 15% of correspondents cause warnings. > >turning it on as an error will probably turn away mail from legit >correspondents. > >(however, i suspect the absence of a legit HELO string could be >productively used for grading by SA.)
It is -- if the MTA adds it in the Received header. Most do. We've found that strict checking doesn't work very well, but *some* tests work OK as heuristics. --j. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
