On Wednesday 04 August 2004 12:38 am, Ron McKeating wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just got a complaint from a user because of a false positive that was
> filtered into their spam folder. A very small part of the score came
> from the rule
>
> 0.1 RCVD_IN_SORBS RBL: SORBS: sender is listed in SORBS
>         *      [81.136.151.191 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net]
>
> Looking at the headers (see below) I do not understand why this rule
> comes into effect. The sender sent the email validly through her ISP
> (yahoo.com). I thought if you did that then that rule did not kick in.
> Am I missing something here?
>
> Ron
>
> Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Delivery-date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:30:22 +0100
> Received: from [158.125.1.193] (helo=bill.lut.ac.uk)
>         by dougal.lut.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.30)
>         id 1BrxUs-0007lc-Bh
>         for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 03 Aug 2004
> 12:30:22 +0100
> Received: from smtp810.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.12.200])
>         by bill.lut.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 4.41)
>         id 1BrxUl-0002je-GP
>         for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:30:22 +0100
> Received: from unknown (HELO HELEN01)
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]@81.136.151.191 with poptime)

The rule says the SENDER was in SORBS, not the relays.  
The IP was reported to SORBS as a source of spam at one time
or another (could be a dialup?).  


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