forwardemail / forwardemail/forwardemail.net

[enh] user blacklist applied before global ip/email filters

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Description

I think that rejecting with a permanent 5xx error in case of user configured blacklist should happen BEFORE the global rejecting rules because they would generate a defer 4xx error instead, so to be repeated many many times until the message will be bounced by sending server.

This would save server's resources and many log records! :)

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Research direction

Trace the SMTP message-processing path where user-configured blacklists and global IP/email rejecting rules are evaluated. Confirm the current defer-versus-permanent rejection behavior, then verify that a matched user blacklist is handled first and repeated delivery attempts are avoided.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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