Re: rejecting domains

From: Ralf Hildebrandt (no email)
Date: Mon Jul 01 2002 - 07:38:08 EDT


On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 01:09:31PM +0200, Sven Hoexter wrote:

> > > Use header_checks with pcre.
> Hmmm am I missing the point?

How can a header_check block an evelope sender?

> It's blocking everything from and to aol and everything that think's
> that it is from or to aol.

Based on header, not envelope senders and recipients.

Example:

* Take an piece of paper
* Write "To: Ralf Hildebrandt" on it
* Fold it
* Fold it again
* put it into an envelope (Briefumschlag)
* Write to "To: Patrick Koetter, München" on it.

Put it into a mailbox.
What happens? Exactly. The mail arrives in Munich, and Patrick
receives it.

He checks the envelope. He doesn't reject the mail, because it clearly
says "To: Patrick Koetter, München".

He opens the envelope.
He notices that the letter is for "To: Ralf Hildebrandt" -- damn, got
spam again!

The analogy:

the address on the envelope is checked using check_*_access
the address IN the envelope is checked using header_checks

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