Re: [mailop] spam filter deleting emails with php links
On 25 Mar 2015, at 15:55, Franck Martin fmar...@linkedin.com wrote: On Mar 25, 2015, at 8:24 AM, Howard F. Cunningham howa...@macrollc.com wrote: I was told that the problem was that there was a rule in their filters that delete, without notice, all emails that have php links in the emails? Has anyone ever heard of deleting emails with php links in a spam filter? A bit drastic, the message should have been bounced during the SMTP transaction. I prefer the term rejected or denied. To me, bounced implies the sending of a non-delivery notification: you can’t be sure that will happen unless you generate the notification yourself. I think that’s the sense in which the terms are used in the SMTP RFCs. It does not surprise me someone would want to block such emails, considering the number of compromised wordpress installation (that uses php). However it is likely to have significant collateral damage. Too true. -- Ian Eiloart Postmaster, University of Sussex +44 (0) 1273 87-3148 ___ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org http://chilli.nosignal.org/mailman/listinfo/mailop
Re: [mailop] spam filter deleting emails with php links
On Mar 25, 2015, at 8:24 AM, Howard F. Cunningham howa...@macrollc.com wrote: I was told that the problem was that there was a rule in their filters that delete, without notice, all emails that have php links in the emails? Has anyone ever heard of deleting emails with php links in a spam filter? A bit drastic, the message should have been bounced during the SMTP transaction. It does not surprise me someone would want to block such emails, considering the number of compromised wordpress installation (that uses php). However it is likely to have significant collateral damage. signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail ___ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org http://chilli.nosignal.org/mailman/listinfo/mailop
Re: [mailop] spam filter deleting emails with php links
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 03:55:39PM +, Franck Martin wrote: On Mar 25, 2015, at 8:24 AM, Howard F. Cunningham howa...@macrollc.com wrote: I was told that the problem was that there was a rule in their filters that delete, without notice, all emails that have php links in the emails? Has anyone ever heard of deleting emails with php links in a spam filter? A bit drastic, the message should have been bounced during the SMTP transaction. It does not surprise me someone would want to block such emails, considering the number of compromised wordpress installation (that uses php). However it is likely to have significant collateral damage. Totally agree. Much better to reject with an appropriate message. Mail should never just be vanished into a black hole without notice to the sender -- unless the sender is a known spammer. -- Mike Andrews, W5EGO mi...@mikea.ath.cx Tired old sysadmin ___ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org http://chilli.nosignal.org/mailman/listinfo/mailop
