SPF/SRS when using redirects
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SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 3:05 PM
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I set up an SPF record for a domain I have at 123-reg and I've confirmed mail to my Plusnet/Force9 address bounces with 550 SPF Validation Failed if the server is not approved (but gets through if it is).
However if I send the message using an approved server to a Force9 address that redirects elsewhere, the redirect works but the envelope address isn't rewritten. To me that implies Plusnet haven't implemented SRS.
Re: SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 3:31 PM
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Very likely
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Re: SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 3:47 PM - edited 12-09-2016 3:48 PM
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When you think about it, implementing SRS for the redirected outgoing mail isn't difficult. The REAL problem is that now you are responsible for handling any delivery failure from the destination, extracting the orginal sender from the (rewritten) return-path and passing the failure back to them. If you're not careful then, with a simple redirect/forward, the delivery failure is treated as any other message and redirected...looping forever
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Re: SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 4:25 PM
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Wouldn't the bounce handling procedure of leaving Return-path empty ( <> ) cope with potential looping?
On Plusnet I've confirmed that the SPF check is also done for redirects so if SPF validation fails the message won't be redirected/forwarded. Thus any failure after forwarding shouldn't be SPF related.
Re: SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 5:04 PM
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Looks like you're right
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Re: SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 5:08 PM
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Wouldn't the bounce handling procedure of leaving Return-path empty ( <> ) cope with potential looping?
Possibly. I think the main problem is that without implementing SRS then the redirector/forwarder doesn't have to think about failures, they will go back to the original sender. With SRS they may have to do something.
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Re: SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 5:11 PM
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@bobpullen wrote:
Looks like you're right
Oops!, pot, kettle and black come to mind
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Re: SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 5:26 PM
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As things stand Plusnet will redirect only if SPF validation passes. However if the next hop does an SPF check it will fail unless the envelope from address has been rewritten. Since Plusnet have implemented SPF they should also implement SRS (and handle bounces).
Re: SPF/SRS when using redirects
12-09-2016 5:47 PM
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Looks like 'can open, worms all over the table!' to me
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