pyspf-milter - Man Page

SPF checking filter for MTAs

Version

3.1.0

Synopsis

pyspy-milter [configfile]

Description

pyspf-milter implements the SPF standard for checking e-mail messages on a (mostly) per-domain basis.

pyspf-milter uses the milter interface, originally distributed as part of version 8.11 of sendmail(8), to provide SPF checking services for mail transiting a milter-aware MTA.

Options

See

policyd-spf.conf (5) for information about available options. With the exception of specifying the configuration file to use, pyspf-milter does not support command line option switches.

Notes

When using DNS timeouts be sure not to use a timeout that is larger than the timeout being used for interaction between sendmail and the filter.  Otherwise, the MTA could abort a message while waiting for a reply from the filter, which in turn is still waiting for a DNS reply.

Exit Status

Filter exit status codes are selected according to sysexits(3).

History

SPF is an amalgam of several earlier proposals.  It was originally specified in RFC 4408.  The current specification is RFC 7208.  The SPF related processing was developed for use with the Postfix unique policy service in the pypolicyd-spf project.  When the milter interface was added, the project was renamed SPF Engine.

See Also

policyd-spf.conf(5), sendmail(8)

Sendmail Operations Guide

RFC5321 - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

RFC5322 - Internet Messages

RFC7208 - Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in Email, Version 1

RFC7601 - Message Header Field for Indicating Message Authentication Status