Anti-spam technology

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What is the S25R (Selective SMTP (port 25) Rejection) anti-spam system?

Action:		• Rejects receiving mail returning a retry request (response code "450") when the client host is supposed to be an end-user's compter being based on its reverse name. • Receives mail by whitelisting the host when a mail server is misidentified and so retry accesses are found.
Effectiveness:		• The block rate against spam and virus mail is 97--99%.
Caution:		• The initial false positive rate is nearly 13%. White list maintenance is required (it can be automated). • Don't use this system unless you can watch the mail log. • Don't use this system if you dislike deferment of receiving mail.

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When your e-mail message is blocked by S25R... When you send an e-mail message to a site which applies the S25R anti-spam system, your e-mail message may be temporarily blocked with one of the following messages returned from the receiving mail server to the sending mail server:

450 4.7.1 <unknown[***.***.***.***]>: Client host rejected: reverse lookup failure, be patient
(Reverse lookup of the IP address of the sender host failed, or the retrieved reverse name doesn't correspond to the IP address. Please be patient for a while.)
450 4.7.1 <***-***-***-***.example.net[***.***.***.***]>: Client host rejected: S25R check, be patient
(The reverse name of the sender host was trapped by the S25R condition. Please be patient for a while.)
450 4.7.1 <***.***.example.net[***.***.***.***]>: Client host rejected: domain check, be patient
(The reverse name of the sender host was trapped by a domain condition. Please be patient for a while.)

"450" is a response code meaning "try again later". In this case, your e-mail message is reserved in the sending mail server, and the sending mail server will try to resend your message in a little while.

When you received a notice message in several hours (about 4 hours): Probably it is not a delivery failure notification but is just a message warning that your e-mail message has not been delivered in several hours. Please be patient for a while without resending your message. Your message will be delivered when the administrator of the receiving mail server registers a permission condition for the sending mail server after finding retry accesses.

When you received a delivery failure message in several days (5 days in many cases): The administrator of the receiving mail server has not registered the permission condition for the sending mail server. It is mistaken operation of the S25R anti-spam system. Please notify me.