Subject: Re: [Tools-discuss] Mailing List Filters

From: Pekka Savola <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:04:49 +0200 (EET)

FWIW, I got bit by this as well, and got added to the exception list, 
but because this isn't a generic solution, this should really be fixed 
for real.

In my case, I *do* have equivalent IPv6 AAAA and PTR records, but 
maybe the problem is that the hostname advertised in SMTP EHLO/HELO 
exchange does not match the one in reverse DNS.

On Fri, 3 Oct 2008, Alexa Morris wrote:
> Several months ago we presented the IETF leadership with various options for
> how to configure the mail server settings in order to most effectively
> minimize the amount of spam that moderators had to deal with, while still
> being as flexible as possible for the community. We then implemented the
> option that was selected. However, it's extremely difficult, if not
> impossible, to achieve a balance that pleases everyone.
>
> That said, we are always happy to make changes to the server configurations
> if directed to do so by the leadership.
>
> Alexa
>
> On 10/2/08 1:43 AM, "Stephane Bortzmeyer" <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 10:25:07PM -0700,
>>  Alexa Morris <[email-masked]> wrote
>>  a message of 131 lines which said:
>>
>>> It's very simple for us to note your email address as an exception to this
>>> rule, and we have done so now.
>>
>> Great for Lars but this is not the point. The point is that IETF mail
>> servers are blocking SMTP servers on a very bad basis, with a test
>> that most IETFers regard as meaningless and which is not sanctioned by
>> any RFC.
>>
>> See
>> <http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-dnsop-reverse-mapping-considerations>
>> for more information.
>>
>
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