Whitelist Problem

[Nathan Johanson]

Is it possible for someone to illustrate the difference between the
"envelope sender address" versus the "From" header?

Maybe grab a full email header, paste it into a reply to the list, and
point out which is which? This seems like a recurring question and now
I'm even beginning to question my own understanding of it. it might even
be a good item for the FAQ. If I was convinced I understood it, I would
write it myself :)

Thanks in advance!

Nathan
nathan at tcpnetworks.net

> At 19:15 12/08/2002, you wrote:
> >I hate to admit this but I can't get the whitelist to work correctly.
> >
> >I added the following line to /usr/local/MailScanner/etc/whitelist.conf
> >(I'm going from memory and I'm not exactly sure of the filename)
> >
> >From: lyris.gamespy.com
> >
> >I assumed that would be enough to have all mail arriving from that
> >location to be passed through without marking it as spam.  However, any
> >mail showing up is still processed and marked by spamassassin.
> >
> >What have I missed?
>
> The address that is relevant here is the envelope sender address, not the
> From: header. Check your maillog to see if you are matching the right
> thing.
>
> Also if you ask it to always include the spamassassin header, does it say
> anything about whitelisting?
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