bogofilter-announce considered spam (long)

[Glenn English]

When I enable some of my MTA's (postfix) spam prevention (mild sender
authentication), I get messages like:

Mar 17 10:00:52 server postfix/smtpd[11410]: reject: RCPT from
unknown[66.54.65.125]: 450 Client host rejected: cannot find your
hostname, [66.54.65.125];
from=<bogofilter-return-6307-ghe=slsware.com at aotto.com>
to=<ghe at slsware.com>

or 

Mar 20 18:03:54 server postfix/smtpd[10782]: reject: RCPT from
unknown[66.54.65.125]: 450 <lists.aotto.com>: Helo command rejected:
Host not found; from=<bogofilter-return-6389-ghe=slsware.com at aotto.com>
to=<ghe at slsware.com>


When I turn it off, I get:

Mar 21 10:31:47 server postfix/smtpd[11888]: warning: 66.54.65.125:
hostname 125.65.54.66.in-addr.arpa verification failed: Host name has no
address
Mar 21 10:31:47 server postfix/smtpd[11888]: connect from
unknown[66.54.65.125]
Mar 21 10:31:48 server postfix/smtpd[11888]: 713F5FED3:
client=unknown[66.54.65.125]
Mar 21 10:31:49 server postfix/cleanup[11889]: 713F5FED3:
message-id=<abkr50lhun6hfjkug6vfcdlu97frqjgf29 at 4ax.com>
Mar 21 10:31:49 server postfix/nqmgr[12969]: 713F5FED3:
from=<bogofilter-return-6390-ghe=slsware.com at aotto.com>, size=1968,
nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Mar 21 10:31:50 server postfix/smtpd[11888]: disconnect from
unknown[66.54.65.125]
Mar 21 10:31:50 server postfix/local[11891]: 713F5FED3:
to=<ghe at slsware.com>, relay=local, delay=2, status=sent
("|/usr/bin/procmail")


In other words, to get mail from the bogofilter mailing list, I have to
accept mail from misconfigured MTAs. And waste bandwidth receiving MS
worms, etc., and waste CPU cycles running it through bogofilter to find
out that (surprise) the message is spam

I've whined about this before, but to no avail. I'm assuming that those
responsible for the list's MTA will read this -- Please fix the
configuration. Bogofilter is supposed to reduce spam, not increase it.

-- 
Glenn English
ghe at slsware.com