Subj : wcsap.ini recommendations
To   : All
From : DAVE GOURD
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:18:36

Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:11:17 -0400
From: DAVE GOURD
To: all
Subject: wcsap.ini recommendations
Newsgroups: win.server.smtp.&.avs
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I have read the help files and text in re the wcsap.ini settings, but looking
at 
best and most widely practiced settings for 

Accept-SPF-SoftFail  and 
Accept-SPF-Neutral and
RecursionLimit

I have them at (false, false, 20) but want max impact on bad senders. Not 
100% sure what the recursion limit is about.

I agree with Hector's reasoning - pass/fail, no maybes, since it's like saying 
no in a soft voice when you should be using a 2x4 to impress someone.

What setting for the above have the greatest impact on spammers?

Although I am concerned with potential falsing or unintentional blocking, I 
would rather lose 5 potential customers' inquiry msgs than lose one solid 
customer's communciations - the old bird in the hand or 2 in the bush analogy.

The way I have our system setup - external incoming email is not the main 
focus for our communications - we use the form mail method and telephone 
for new customer inquiries and/or 1st time orders, so falsing not a major 
consequence in those case where someone wants to place inquirues after 
visiting the webpages. Existing/established customers and contacts are 
whitelisted in sap filter. 

Our internet service clients would be the only considerations in potential 
falsing, but they understand the concepts and they too enjoy the relatively 
spam-free environment winserver affords us, and have to reservations about 
cutting the spam off even more. 

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