On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:49:19 -0700 Kelson wrote: > Nick Rout wrote: > > So I take it USER_IN_WHITELIST also checks Return-Path? I wonder where > > Return-Path is being set? Is it likely to be set by the spammer? Or is > > my system adding it in somewhere (probably in error). > > Return-Path is usually added by the receiving system, and contains the > envelope sender of the message. So effectively, it's set by the sender. > > It can legitimately disagree with the value in the From header. A > perfect example would be this message right here. From will contain my > email address, but Return-Path will contain an address managed by the > mailing list software at spamassassin.apache.org
Thank you for that, it helps fill in the picture in my fuzzy old brain. Cheers. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
