Thanks Scott, I was second-guessing my understanding of the Whitelist entry and my IPBlacklist test.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Repost of 7/30 > > >I host a domain (with email) that I have whitelisted both to & from in the > >global.cfg file. > >... > > > >If the sender is using the MS Outlook mail client to send email via a DSL > >line whose IP happens to be listed in the IPBlackList file, will his email > >be stopped by the IPBlacklist test even though it is Whitelisted in the > >Global.cfg? > > No. A whitelist forces E-mail to pass all anti-spam tests (despite what > Ipswitch tried convincing people with the original v8 releases). Since the > E-mail has an @example.com return address, and you have "WHITELIST FROM > @example.com", the E-mail will pass all the spam tests, and be delivered as > if Declude JunkMail was not running. > > There *are* some rare exceptions, but they are ones that you would know > about (such as the bypasswhitelist option). > > >I seem to think that the WHITELIST commands will allow the mail to go thru > >without further tests (regardless of type) being performed - hence, the > >reason for WHITELISTING. > > Correct. > > However, you need to make sure that the E-mail address in the > X-Declude-Sender: header matches the domain in the "WHITELIST FROM" line > in the global.cfg file. If the user tries sending E-mail as > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", for example, their E-mail won't get whitelisted. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers > since 2000. > Declude Virus: Ultra reliable virus detection and the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
