Excuse if threading breaks, but I have to copy and paste from the
archives. I'm not getting deliveries from the list (due to a bounce
somehow disabling deliveries). Currently contacting list owner to
resolve this odd issue. Well, at least I can still post.... :)
mouss <[email protected]> said:
Quick question: Does Spamassassin's "RCVD" tests also check headers
labelled "X-Originating-IP"?
yes.
(nod) Certainly makes sense of the unexpected scores. But I am wondering
if I have made some wrong presumptions about the behaviour of tests for
dynamic IP's? Or perhaps dynamic IP's should *not* be scored if they
appear in 'Originating IP'? Or scored lower than if they appear in the
first RCVD header (or any RCVD header).
The issue, of course, is not with actual 'dynamic' tests, but with
BL_SPAMCOP_NET having listed the dynamic IP. I realize this is another
'flavor' of an ages old problem - what happens when an 'innocent' user
'inherits' a dynamic IP blocked for spammy activity. But I'm wondering if
there is just a way to recognize when this 'new' user makes proper use,
goes through their legitimate SMTP server, or uses webmail? Yes, I realize
that technically SPF is supposed to help with this, but I get too many
false negatives to rely on 'SPF PASS'...
- Charles
