View Single Post
Old 08-01-2006, 12:05 PM   #23
whsbuss
BlackBerry Extraordinaire
 
whsbuss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SE PA.
Model: 9800
OS: 4.6.0.304
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 2,791
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by 12ozProphets
I found out a little more about the problem. In my mail server software there is an option called 'ip shielding'. So someone attempting to send email as [email address] is blocked, if their ip address is not valid for the mycompany.com domain.

Does anyone know if RIM is working to fix this? Is there a workaround that avoids turning off this security feature?

Thanks!
--bill
This is also known as SPF or Sender Policy Framework. If the incoming server sees email coming from an invalid IP address for that domain, it rejects it. For more info, see SPF: A Sender Policy Framework to Prevent Email Forgery
Offline