Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Per Jessen
dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: On 02/14, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: Now should I use _mtx, or MTAMark style _smtp._srv? DNS records containing underscores are apparently a pain. In my Bind config I had to add check-names ignore;. My secondary DNS provider is responding with REFUSED (I

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 02/13, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: So the only effect of MTX should be confirmation that a machine may send mail? On 13.02.10 14:40, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: Yes. In such case you should not compare MTX with SPF and or DKIM, instead you should clearly state that MTX is designed

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 02/14, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: Now should I use _mtx, or MTAMark style _smtp._srv? dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: DNS records containing underscores are apparently a pain. In my Bind config I had to add check-names ignore;. My secondary DNS provider is responding with REFUSED

HELO SPF + FCDNS (was: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage)

2010-02-15 Thread Jonas Eckerman
On 2010-02-14 19:20, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: On 02/14, Jonas Eckerman wrote: The SPF record above says that a host using panic.chaosreigns.com in HELO should not be allowed to send mail unless it has the IP address 64.71.152.40, regardless of the domain in the envelope from, From:

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Per Jessen
Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: On 02/14, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: Now should I use _mtx, or MTAMark style _smtp._srv? dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: DNS records containing underscores are apparently a pain. In my Bind config I had to add check-names ignore;. My secondary DNS

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Jonas Eckerman
On 2010-02-14 19:20, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: On 02/14, Jonas Eckerman wrote: * I think there should be a way to tell the world wether you are using the scheme for a domain (not host) or not. This could easily be done in DNS. I need to think about this more, thanks for the

Re: HELO SPF + FCDNS (was: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage)

2010-02-15 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 2010-02-14 19:20, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: Possibly a lack of separate SPF records for HELO and MAIL FROM if they are the same. On 15.02.10 13:58, Jonas Eckerman wrote: Agreed. I think they should have separated those records. I don't see any reason. Why should we allow someone to

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Darxus
On 02/15, Per Jessen wrote: Change provider. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having an underscore in DNS records. They're used for several things - _sip and _domainkey for instance. Also see RFC2181. RFC 2181 section 11 does seem to agree. However, I still haven't found evidence of

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Darxus
I'm about to post about MTX to the Anti-Spam Research Group's discussion mailing list: http://asrg.sp.am/about/lists.shtml This appears to be the best next step toward RFC. MTX HELO - need to comment on this On 02/15, Jonas Eckerman wrote: * Or, make a MTX checker traverse domain from the one

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Per Jessen
dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: On 02/15, Per Jessen wrote: I checked my bind setup too, and I have the default for check-names - no complaints. It is however, perhaps, worth noting that my _sip and _domainkey names are for SRV records, not A records. Yup, no problems with SRV records -

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-15 Thread Darxus
On 02/15, Per Jessen wrote: Hmm, there does seem to be some minor issue with the underscore in A records, but I still think it would be the most appropriate way to go. Technically I agree. However, practically, I think it might be important to go without underscores purely due to

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-14 Thread Jonas Eckerman
On 2010-02-13 04:24, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: panic.chaosreigns.com. IN SPF v=spf1 a:64.71.152.40 -all No. MTX defines 64.71.152.40 as a legitimate transmitting mail server, regardless of the domain in the envelope from, From: header, etc.. Popular misconception, it seems. The SPF

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-14 Thread Jonas Eckerman
On 2010-02-13 04:24, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: Still http://www.chaosreigns.com/mtx/ I still have the following comments (wich you didn't answer previously): * I think there should be a way to tell the world wether you are using the scheme for a domain (not host) or not. This could

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-14 Thread Jonas Eckerman
On 2010-02-13 21:48, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: Looks like it ties the helo domain to the delivering IP, breaking (broken) forwarding just like SPF? Tying the HELO domain to an IP has does not break forwarding. The host name (including domain) used in HELO is independent from the domain

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-14 Thread Per Jessen
Jonas Eckerman wrote: (And of course, if this catches on, you'll have to provide RFC style documentation.) See Justins posting from two days back: http://tools.ietf.org/draft/draft-stumpf-dns-mtamark/ http://tools.ietf.org/draft/draft-stumpf-dns-mtamark/draft-stumpf-dns-mtamark-04.txt That

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-14 Thread --[ UxBoD ]--
- Per Jessen p...@computer.org wrote: Jonas Eckerman wrote: (And of course, if this catches on, you'll have to provide RFC style documentation.) See Justins posting from two days back: http://tools.ietf.org/draft/draft-stumpf-dns-mtamark/

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-14 Thread Darxus
On 02/14, Jonas Eckerman wrote: The SPF record above says that a host using panic.chaosreigns.com in HELO should not be allowed to send mail unless it has the IP address 64.71.152.40, regardless of the domain in the envelope from, From: header, etc.. That's not exactly the same as your

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-14 Thread Darxus
On 02/14, Jonas Eckerman wrote: * I think you should follow conventions in DNS naming, using an underscore to signify that the DNS record is a special type of record. This is quite common. I didn't like this idea, but I have realized it's the right thing to do. Now should I use _mtx, or

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-14 Thread Darxus
On 02/14, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: Now should I use _mtx, or MTAMark style _smtp._srv? DNS records containing underscores are apparently a pain. In my Bind config I had to add check-names ignore;. My secondary DNS provider is responding with REFUSED (I asked them to fix it). Is it worth

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-13 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 02/11, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: So you define the IP 64.71.152.40 as OK when sending mail from @panic.chaosreigns.com. address. so it's the exactly same as panic.chaosreigns.com. IN SPF v=spf1 a:64.71.152.40 -all On 12.02.10 22:24, dar...@chaosreigns.com wrote: No. MTX

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-13 Thread Darxus
On 02/13, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: So the only effect of MTX should be confirmation that a machine may send mail? Yes. So why the complicated check for DNS record combining DNS name and IP? Why not simply requesting that machine has a mail or smtp in its DNS name? I answered that

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-13 Thread mouss
dar...@chaosreigns.com a écrit : On 02/13, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: So the only effect of MTX should be confirmation that a machine may send mail? Yes. So why the complicated check for DNS record combining DNS name and IP? Why not simply requesting that machine has a mail or smtp

Re: MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-13 Thread Darxus
On 02/13, mouss wrote: dar...@chaosreigns.com a écrit : did you take a look at CSA http://mipassoc.org/csv/draft-ietf-marid-csv-csa-02.txt I had not, thanks. Looks like it ties the helo domain to the delivering IP, breaking (broken) forwarding just like SPF? Anyway, such approaches

MTX plugin functionally complete? Re: Spam filtering similar to SPF, less breakage

2010-02-12 Thread Darxus
* Implemented blacklisting. * Clarified current recommendations and added content to the page. * Removed redirect for Microsoft Internet Explorer users and converted the page to HTML 4.01 Strict. Still http://www.chaosreigns.com/mtx/ I think the only thing left to do is to switch from send()