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Re: [milter-greylist] SPF SELF without known local address

2013-08-12 by manu@...

Jim Klimov <jimklimov@...> wrote:

> I wonder if it makes sense to test "spf self" with 127.0.0.1 for
> example, in case neither {if_addr} nor "localaddr" are set, instead
> of bailing out completely? After all, we are checking that the SPF
> is so loose it allows unexpected addresses?..

The spammer may use a domain that passes 127.0.0.1. It is less easy to
prepare a domain that will mathc the MX of all the target recipient.
-- 
Emmanuel Dreyfus
http://hcpnet.free.fr/pubz
manu@...

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