ok, but my imail box is no longer listed in the MX records. On Friday, May 17, 2002 10:49 AM, R. Scott Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>We have an IMGate box setting in front of our IMail box and I am noticing >>that the %REMOTEIP% variable is sometimes filled in with the IP of the >>Postfix box and sometimes with an external (not ours) IP address. >> >>Is this typical? Why would it be inconsistant in what it >displays? > >That is typical, if your MX record has both the IMGate and IMail servers >listed in it. Many spammers will intentionally send E-mail directly to a >backup MX record, hoping that it will bypass any scanning. > >If you are using Declude JunkMail in a setup like this, you can use a line >"IPBYPASS 127.0.0.1" (replacing 127.0.0.1 with the IP address of your >IMGate box) so that Declude can still scan the E-mail if it comes in >directly to the IMail server. Declude Virus doesn't require any changes to >scan the E-mail. > -Scott > >--- >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >(http://www.declude.com)] > >This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To >unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and >type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". You can E-mail >[EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web >site at http://www.declude.com . >
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