[Mimedefang] sending relay has no MX record?
Lee Dilkie
Lee at dilkie.com
Mon Jan 31 08:26:43 EST 2005
Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
> I believe an MX was designed as a Mail Gateway record for machines not
> directly connected to the network. Therefore, since an A record is
> for machines that are connected to the network, an A record should be
> enough to allow for mail to be delivered.
>
> I know in practice that using only an A record works and is frowned
> upon. I also know that an MX record has been expanded more and more.
> But from an RFC perspective though, I'm not sure it's "incorrect" to
> just use an A record without an MX record. Hopefully someone else can
> comment but in the meantime, I'm not sure it's a legitimate test for
> spaminess.
>
> Sincerely,
> KAM
>
>> Am seeing some spam where the sender's From_ address's domain
>> doesn't have an MX record. Was considering noting that fact
>> in the header as an extra X- field, and then letting SA score
>> it negatively. Has anyone tried that sort of thing? Can
>> you offer some prototype code that does something like that?
>
>
I think Gary asking something different. He wants to check if the "from"
domain has an MX record.
I think this is a valid test, as how could you send an NDR to such a
domain, and a simple "reply" obviously wouldn't work so well.
I wouldn't think you'd get many hits on this sort of test, anyone who's
gone through the trouble of setting up a domain has probably also
defined an MX record. But let us know if you do get any hits, I'm curious.
-lee
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