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   <title><![CDATA[I do not understand why this email was blocked :  Terry,The sender in the email...]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.logsat.com/spamfilter/forums/member_profile.asp?PF=8">LogSat</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 6932<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 31 March 2011 at 9:17pm<br /><br />Terry,<div><br></div><div>The sender in the email above is "<span Apple-style-span="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horiz&#111;ntal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><a href="mailto:prvs=40659F78CE=hinrichs@ohsu.edu" target="_blank"><font ="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">prvs=40659F78CE=</font>hinrichs@ohsu.edu</a></span>", not "<span ="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horiz&#111;ntal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><a href="mailto:prvs=40659F78CE=hinrichs@ohsu.edu" target="_blank">hinrichs@ohsu.edu</a></span>", so the entry in the AutoWhiteListForcedDelivery.txt file you reference:</div><div><span ="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horiz&#111;ntal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><a href="mailto:hinrichs@ohsu.edu|gail.woodworth@portofportland.com" target="_blank">hinrichs@ohsu.edu|gail.woodworth@portofportland.com</a></span></div><div>does not apply.</div><div>Please note that that file does support wildcards, so if you wish, you could modify it as follows:</div><div><br></div><div>*<span ="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horiz&#111;ntal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><a href="mailto:hinrichs@ohsu.edu|gail.woodworth@portofportland.com" target="_blank">hinrichs@ohsu.edu|gail.woodworth@portofportland.com</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>to whitelist all emails where the sender is something like <i>prefix-bla-bla-</i>hinrichs@ohsu.edu.</div><div><br></div>]]>
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   <title><![CDATA[I do not understand why this email was blocked : A message came in and followed...]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.logsat.com/spamfilter/forums/member_profile.asp?PF=38">Terry</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 6932<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 31 March 2011 at 4:57pm<br /><br />A message came in and followed this process:<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>03/25/11 09:47:00:185 -- (2312) Detected TCP Connection: 137.53.6.162<BR>03/25/11 09:47:00:200 -- (2312) Connection from: 137.53.6.162&nbsp; -&nbsp; Originating country : United States<BR>03/25/11 09:47:00:481 -- (2312) Received MAIL FROM: &lt;<a href="mailto:prvs=40659F78CE=hinrichs@ohsu.edu" target="_blank">prvs=40659F78CE=hinrichs@ohsu.edu</A>&gt;<BR>03/25/11 09:47:00:528 -- (2312) Received RCPT TO: <a href="mailto:Gail.Woodworth@portofportland.com" target="_blank">Gail.Woodworth@portofportland.com</A><BR>03/25/11 09:47:00:669 -- (2312) Resolving 137.53.6.162 - twedge01.ohsu.edu<BR>03/25/11 09:47:01:216 -- (2312) - SPF analysis for ohsu.edu done: - none<BR>03/25/11 09:47:01:216 -- (2312) Mail from: <a href="mailto:prvs=40659F78CE=hinrichs@ohsu.edu" target="_blank">prvs=40659F78CE=hinrichs@ohsu.edu</A><BR>03/25/11 09:47:01:388 -- (2312) - MAPS search done... 521 The IP 137.53.6.162 is Blacklisted by bl.spamcop.net. Blocked - see <a href="http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?137.53.6.162" target="_blank">http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?137.53.6.162</A> -- <BR>03/25/11 09:47:01:388 -- (2312) 137.53.6.162 - Mail from: <a href="mailto:prvs=40659F78CE=hinrichs@ohsu.edu" target="_blank">prvs=40659F78CE=hinrichs@ohsu.edu</A> To: <a href="mailto:Gail.Woodworth@portofportland.com" target="_blank">Gail.Woodworth@portofportland.com</A> will be rejected<BR>03/25/11 09:47:01:528 -- (2312) Start virus scan<BR>03/25/11 09:47:01:560 -- (2312) Starting bayesian procedures<BR>03/25/11 09:47:01:966 -- (2312) Blacklist cache - Added 137.53.6.162 to limbo<BR>03/25/11 09:47:02:200 -- (2312) SFDB - Added 137.53.6.162 - Response: Error=0<BR>03/25/11 09:47:02:200 -- (2312) Disconnect</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>However....that address is whitelisted on this line of the whitelist file:</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><a href="mailto:hinrichs@ohsu.edu|gail.woodworth@portofportland.com" target="_blank">hinrichs@ohsu.edu|gail.woodworth@portofportland.com</A></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>so why was it blocked?</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>]]>
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