Re: sending mail via a script
tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 06:21:28AM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > Reco wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 02:05:04PM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > > >
> > > > That's not a problem sending mail via a script; that's a problem with
> > > > Google's view of the reputation of the mail server that you are using.
> > > > (Which may be the machine that you are typing on, or might not.)
> > > >
> > > > In other words: you successfully sent mail, but Google rejected
> > > > it because they think you are a spammer.
> > >
> > > No. Google rejected it because of the reason stated above.
> > > I.e. MTA's IP does not have a valid PTR record. Not required by RFC per
> > > se, but is considered mandatory by some (included Google).
> >
> > Why do you think they have that requirement?
>
> Because their server says so. Quoting from this very thread [1]
This is like answering "why do you think mother married father?"
with "Because the marriage certificate is hanging on the wall."
Did you and Reco both translate the question as a request for
evidence? I would think that my next statement, which you both
decided to drop from quoting, would correct that.
-dsr-
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