Requiring reverse DNS lookup

From: Peter Barnwell (no email)
Date: Wed May 01 2002 - 14:19:56 EDT


Hi,

Currently I have my server configured to require that any sending host
has a valid reverse DNS lookup, which has cut down the amount of UCE we
receive a lot. However we have one client who has no reverse lookup, and
insist they have no intention of fixing it.

How have other people found this checking works, should I abandon it and
go back to header checks, or carry on trying to get them to fix it. Or
alternatively could I accept mail from them with no reverse as an
exception; perhaps by putting their domain in 'sender'?

system: Mandrake 8.2, Postfix-1.1.7

postconf -n :-
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
allow_percent_hack = no
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter = vscan:
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debug_peer_level = 2
disable_vrfy_command = yes
header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/header_checks
home_mailbox = Maildir/
mail_owner = postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/local/man
mydestination =
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
myorigin = mailcentre-whole.co.uk
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = no
recipient_delimiter = +
relay_domains = /etc/postfix/relay_allow
sample_directory = /etc/postfix/examples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
setgid_group = postdrop
smtpd_client_restrictions =
smtpd_helo_required = yes
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
smtpd_null_access_lookup_key = <>
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,
  reject_unauth_destination
  check_sender_access hash:/etc/postfix/sender
  reject_unknown_client
  permit
smtpd_sender_restrictions =
syslog_facility = local3
transport_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/transport.cf
unknown_client_reject_code = 554
unknown_hostname_reject_code = 554
virtual_gid_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/ids.cf
virtual_mailbox_base = /www/virtual_mboxes
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/aliases.cf
virtual_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/remote_aliases.cf
virtual_uid_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/ids.cf

TIA

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Peter Barnwell
Whole Ltd 
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Holmes Chapel 
Cheshire 
CW4 8AB 
  
Phone : 01477-544771 
Fax : 01477 544848 
 
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