Author: sidney
Date: Sat Aug 7 17:07:19 2004
New Revision: 36075
Modified:
spamassassin/trunk/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf.pm
Log:
documentation change: clarify perldoc about trusted_networks and internal_networks
Modified: spamassassin/trunk/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf.pm
==============================================================================
--- spamassassin/trunk/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf.pm (original)
+++ spamassassin/trunk/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf.pm Sat Aug 7 17:07:19 2004
@@ -1114,13 +1114,16 @@
=item trusted_networks ip.add.re.ss[/mask] ... (default: none)
-What networks or hosts are 'trusted' in your setup. B<Trusted> in this case
+What networks or hosts are 'trusted' in your setup. B<Trusted> in this case
means that relay hosts on these networks are considered to not be potentially
operated by spammers, open relays, or open proxies. A trusted host could
conceivably relay spam, but will not originate it, and will not forge header
data. DNS blacklist checks will never query for hosts on these networks.
-Internal networks can be specified using the C<internal_networks> setting.
+MXes for your domain(s) and internal relays should B<also> be specified using
+the C<internal_networks> setting. When there are 'trusted' hosts that
+are not MXes or internal relays for your domain(s) they should B<only> be
+specified in C<trusted_networks>.
If a C</mask> is specified, it's considered a CIDR-style 'netmask', specified
in bits. If it is not specified, but less than 4 octets are specified with a
@@ -1197,8 +1200,10 @@
relay hosts on these networks are considered to be MXes for your domain(s), or
internal relays. This uses the same format as C<trusted_networks>, above.
-This value is used when checking 'dial-up' or dynamic IP address blocklists, in
-order to detect direct-to-MX spamming.
+This value is used when checking 'dial-up' or dynamic IP address
+blocklists, in order to detect direct-to-MX spamming. Trusted relays
+that accept mail directly from dial-up connections should not be
+listed in C<internal_networks>. List them only in C<trusted_networks>.
If C<trusted_networks> is set and C<internal_networks> is not, the value
of C<trusted_networks> will be used for this parameter.
Date: Sat Aug 7 17:07:19 2004
New Revision: 36075
Modified:
spamassassin/trunk/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf.pm
Log:
documentation change: clarify perldoc about trusted_networks and internal_networks
Modified: spamassassin/trunk/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf.pm
==============================================================================
--- spamassassin/trunk/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf.pm (original)
+++ spamassassin/trunk/lib/Mail/SpamAssassin/Conf.pm Sat Aug 7 17:07:19 2004
@@ -1114,13 +1114,16 @@
=item trusted_networks ip.add.re.ss[/mask] ... (default: none)
-What networks or hosts are 'trusted' in your setup. B<Trusted> in this case
+What networks or hosts are 'trusted' in your setup. B<Trusted> in this case
means that relay hosts on these networks are considered to not be potentially
operated by spammers, open relays, or open proxies. A trusted host could
conceivably relay spam, but will not originate it, and will not forge header
data. DNS blacklist checks will never query for hosts on these networks.
-Internal networks can be specified using the C<internal_networks> setting.
+MXes for your domain(s) and internal relays should B<also> be specified using
+the C<internal_networks> setting. When there are 'trusted' hosts that
+are not MXes or internal relays for your domain(s) they should B<only> be
+specified in C<trusted_networks>.
If a C</mask> is specified, it's considered a CIDR-style 'netmask', specified
in bits. If it is not specified, but less than 4 octets are specified with a
@@ -1197,8 +1200,10 @@
relay hosts on these networks are considered to be MXes for your domain(s), or
internal relays. This uses the same format as C<trusted_networks>, above.
-This value is used when checking 'dial-up' or dynamic IP address blocklists, in
-order to detect direct-to-MX spamming.
+This value is used when checking 'dial-up' or dynamic IP address
+blocklists, in order to detect direct-to-MX spamming. Trusted relays
+that accept mail directly from dial-up connections should not be
+listed in C<internal_networks>. List them only in C<trusted_networks>.
If C<trusted_networks> is set and C<internal_networks> is not, the value
of C<trusted_networks> will be used for this parameter.