Should I enable Sender Rewriting Scheme (SRS)?

MinervaH

• October 15, 2024 11:54

Hello,

I have a dedicated server with several domains hosted, there are quite a few redirects to Gmail, Hotmail, etc.

I am looking for information about SRS but what I find is old and contradictory. Is it advisable to enable it nowadays? Are there any drawbacks? I do not see any errors related to SPF or DKIM in the exim log when emails are redirected.

Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • October 15, 2024 19:06

  Hey there!  I would say if you are *not* seeing issues with the SPF or DKIM checks on your messages, this isn't something you need to enable.

  In-depth details on how it works can be found here:

  https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/4402359283223-How-does-cPanel-s-SRS-Sender-Rewriting-Scheme-feature-work

  so I'd read through that if you haven't come across it already.

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  mtindor

  • October 15, 2024 22:32

  If you / your users are forwarding any mail from their accounts to external email accounts, then yes you should enable SRS.

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  MinervaH

  • October 17, 2024 16:09

  Thanks to both of you. I think I need a third answer to break the tie.

  cPRex, as you have access to cPanel support tickets, any known issues with enabling SRS?

   

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • October 17, 2024 16:10

  I'm not aware of any major issues at this time, no.

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