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[spf-discuss] Re: Bounce-Spam and SPF-Ignorant ISPs - it is time to retaliate?

2006-02-06 11:00:29
Stuart D. Gathman wrote:

Should the SPF RFC say anything about not bouncing email that
gets SPF fail?  Those bounces are likely due to software that
tries to check SPF using "Received" headers at a machine that
is not actually the gateway.

Of course not, the "551-emulation" of SPF FAIL is perfect as it
is:  Receiver A tries 5.3.6a-forward to B, B rejects SPF FAIL,
A sends bounce message to the original MAIL FROM "sender", the
bounce message indicates the "551 user not local" address at B.

The sender is then free to send the message again directly to B
bypassing the forwarder A, works like a charme.  Well, at least
for the one time I got a pseudo-551 since May 2004 for my FAIL.

                         Bye, Frank


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