diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index b9148a13c3..096337c562 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -3725,15 +3725,15 @@ This feature requires an internet connection. A spam block list is basically a list of domain names which have been used to send spam or to spread malware. -A spam block list is checked by resolving the domain name of an email address into an IP address +A spam block list is checked by resolving the server name from the last *Received* header into an IP address and looking up the IP address with a DNS request: ``` -example@gmail.com -> - gmail.com -gmail.com -> - 172.217.168.229 -DNS lookup 229.168.217.172.zen.spamhaus.org -> +Received: + ... from smtp.gmail.com ... +smtp.gmail.com -> + 142.250.27.108 +DNS lookup 108.27.250.142.zen.spamhaus.org -> 127.0.0.2: spam NXDOMAIN: not spam ```