At 09:13 PM 5/4/2004 +0200, you wrote:

>> May  4 10:58:51 mailer sendmail[4006]: i44EwpC04006:
>> ruleset=check_mail,
>> arg1=<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=[12.109.64.201], reject=501 5.1.8
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Domain of sender address
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] does not exist
>
>not the same thing, this is a reject for non existant domains. Dropping mail
>for which reverse dns produces a different name then the mailserver used to
>id' itsself will block way more servers.

Yes, and that is probably a desirable outcome
because there is no legitimate reason for a sender
to falsify his or her return address.

But wouldn't it also cause to be rejected
any mail that was delivered via a relay?

Dan Keller
San Francisco 

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