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Re: [Asrg] Re: SPF abused by spammers

2004-09-17 08:26:20
Markus Stumpf wrote:

On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 11:02:00PM +0200, Claus Färber wrote:

It can't break forwarding for bounce message because bounce messages
don't have a domain name in their 2821.MAILFROM.

Hmmm ... I can't find it anymore right now, but shouldn't SPF conform
bounces have a non empty envelope-sender, as a workaropund to prevent
spammers sending their messages with <> only?

Hello? Ever heard of HELO? :) Sending with en empty envelope-from, to try and circumvent SPF, is pointless: checks are done against HELO, in that case (as if tested against, say, postmaster(_at_)HELO). Consequently, since there is nothing to prevent, there is nothing to send "non empty" either (where empty was the case).

- Mark


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