Hi,

>>>> whitelist_from *@pm.sprintpcs.com
>>>>
>>>> does not work.. Why?
>
> It's because the mail has a Resent-From which overrides any other from type
> header.
>
> From the documentation Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf
>
> "The headers checked for whitelist addresses are as follows: if Resent-From is
> set, use that; otherwise check all addresses taken from the following set of
> headers:
>
>         Envelope-Sender
>         Resent-Sender
>         X-Envelope-From
>         From
>
> In addition, the ``envelope sender'' data, taken from the SMTP envelope data
> where this is available, is looked up."

Thanks so much. I never would have expected it to not apply the
whitelist settings based on the presence of a particular header.

Thanks also to RW and Reindl, despite the bickering.

Thanks,
Alex

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