Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
> > > Victor Sudakov skrev den 2020-11-04 15:47:
> > > 
> > > > 0.0 SPF_FAIL               SPF: sender does not match SPF record (fail)
> 
> > Benny Pedersen wrote: feel free to add into local.cf
> > > score SPF_FAIL (5) (5) (5) (5)
> > > 
> > > this will add 5 points to default score
> 
> On 05.11.20 18:54, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> > Is that sarcasm, Benny? I don't deserve it.
> > 
> > An SPF fail is by no means a sure sign of spam. It can be some indicator
> > of spamicity (as I thought), but not a decisive sign thereof.
> 
> we are aware of that. That's the main reason SPF_FAIL score is not high.
> 
> but you can to that and expect other rules to push score back to ham range.

If I get users' complaints about false negatives and see that they could
have been prevented by setting a higher score for SPF_FAIL, I'll do that.

> 
> > Moreover, after reading other replies in the thread, I am even begining to
> > doubt the wizdom of rejecting hard SPF fails in the MTA (which I do in
> > some installations).
> 
> you can still do that as policy decision.

The practice of SRS is not widely adopted IMHO, so I shall prefer for
SPF_FAIL to be one of the many spamicity factors, and not a decisive
factor for rejection.

-- 
Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
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