-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/3/2013 8:39 AM, rw...@ropeguru.com wrote: > So I figured a little break from the NSA was in order. > > I am looking for some info on current practice for an email server > and SMTP delivery. It has been a while since I have had to setup an > email server and I have been tasked with setting up a small one for > a friend. My question centers around the server sending outgoing > email and the current practices requirements for other servers to > accept email Things like rDNS, SPF records, etc... > > I am pretty much set on the issue of incoming spam and virus. > Probably overkill but it is checked at the Sophos UTM firewall and > at the email server itself. > > Thanks, > > Robert >
MX, PTR, and SPF are really all you need. I would recommend you go a step further and use DKIM, ADSP, and DMARC. It will help keep asshat spammers from flaming your domain all over the internet. I use http://www.unlocktheinbox.com/ to verify my configuration. - -- - -Bret Taylor -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.20 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJSdn6aAAoJEFL3ObmpFQy/GG8H/1WnDVLF/53rE+JjxscUOTBj JLppOrSGGHnOB3HtljJt6g7T0ehA2ZNGjVUG7q22G8fJ76br6Ih3eRGLaYDycgkb FPB/lhs2C9yWBlwSjZ6zE8ufATPj1gIU9QIx2Tq+9ndcXMUtVjiLHfpUd1PNVORE jL7PSD2alSSoa29e3BXx1/reCtRPTH3FgAu7WDTwV0LL15hTx5n7gpBae7WtUcWq Yt9nwTGp2XAbZ7pJKDAuoqOQKACwBo2WdVDJwDj7Tn8W4XzY+pTWoQzquqTrR8At jhyGI9L1JIanHnYuGzZUX12JCmkOmu9f2QuqZygJ7ieZ8KvnYQPeFsXM/vVcsVQ= =ADhR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----