[Esd-l] Smart reply

[John D. Hardin]

On 17 May 2002, John Hardin wrote:

> 1. extract the domain from the Return-Path: header,
> 
> 2. see if that domain appears in any of the Received: headers.
> 
> It'll suppress incorrectly for some of the larger ISPs (like people with
> @earthlink.com addresses sending via @earthlink.net servers) but should
> also cut down on the alerts to blatantly forged addresses.

Okay, I have the first cut of this in the devel snapshot (1.135pre6).

1) If a Return-Path: header does not exist, NOTIFY_SENDER is disabled.
This means you should verify your MTA is generating a Return-Path:
header.

2) If the message appears to have come in from a mailing list, then
NOTIFY_SENDER is disabled.

3) If the domain in the Return-Path header is not supported by the
domains in the Received: chain, NOTIFY_SENDER is disabled.

4) To prevent the above processing, define the variable 
SECURITY_DISABLE_SMART_REPLY to any value.


Comments are solicited.

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