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libspf2-1.0.4: inconsistent spfquery/pobox messages?

2004-09-18 01:17:57

I've only recently installed libspf2 (version 1.0.4, plus policyd-1.0.1, running from postfix), and I don't understand the results I'm getting.

For instance recreating a rejected request with the spfquery tool (see below) appears to fail the request, but if I go to the pobox URL reported in the message, it seems to say the request should have been accepted. Which is correct, or am I just hopelessly confused?

spfquery -ip 216.39.67.118 -sender xxxxx(_at_)ProcessRequest(_dot_)com
fail
Please see http://spf.pobox.com/why.html?sender=xxxxx%40ProcessRequest.com&ip=216.39.67.118&receiver=spfquery spfquery: domain of ProcessRequest.com does not designate 216.39.67.118 as permitted sender Received-SPF: fail (spfquery: domain of ProcessRequest.com does not designate 216.39.67.118 as permitted sender) client-ip=216.39.67.118; envelope-from=xxxxx(_at_)ProcessRequest(_dot_)com;


And the URL says:

spfquery saw a message coming from the IP address 216.39.67.118 which is dal1bs050.processrequest.com; the sender claimed to be xxxxx(_at_)ProcessRequest(_dot_)com(_dot_)

dal1bs050.processrequest.com is approved for ProcessRequest.com, so that mail should have been accepted.


Cheers,
dave