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    From Nigel Reed@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Mar 8 03:33:50 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/215#note_8504

    BUMP!

    Some mail servers are rejecting emails from my BBS due to lack of DKIM. I had this issue on another system and it was pretty much immediately resolved with proper SPF+DKIM. In this day and age, it's becoming more of a requirement.
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    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Mar 8 04:30:52 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/215#note_8505

    Do you have proper SPF support already? And that's not enough?
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  • From Nigel Reed@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Mar 8 04:36:15 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/215#note_8506

    I do and all the mxtoolbox tests come back ok.

    ![image](/uploads/3b6776fd7739838eeffc19dcd18417c5/image.png){width=900 height=332}

    No, MS was rejecting stuff from my sysadmininc.com server and as soon as I properly configured DKIM it started getting delivered. SPF was already set.
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  • From Fernando Toledo@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Mon Mar 9 06:13:52 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/215#note_8519

    I agree with @nelgin; nowadays, SPF+DKIM is a kind of minimum standard for email servers.

    I think SBBs should support it. However, I believe it shouldn't be necessary for SBBs to handle it directly; it could be used, for example, through OpenDKIM. A possible alternative solution is to relay via Postfix and then sign with OpenDKIM.
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    * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)
  • From Nigel Reed@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Mon Mar 9 07:52:13 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/215#note_8520

    There is no point in having a mail server if you're just going to relay it off. I did ponder that but I'd rather fix it at the core.

    Yes, OpenDKIM long with OpenDMARC would be an ideal solution. It's not difficult to setup though it does get away from the "all in one" type of solution. I have no problem running them separately.
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