# Plan: dmarc-reports

**Status:** done — shipped in `[1.7.0]` (2026-08-18); security review (Fable)
of the ingest path pending.

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## Goal

SelfPost **receives** DMARC aggregate reports on SMTP, parses them inside the
image, and **shows summaries in the panel** — pass/fail by source, hints when
`tighten p=` is reasonable. No external DMARC SaaS and no IMAP workflow for the
operator.

## Scope

**In:**
- Inbound SMTP for configured report addresses only (not a general backup-MX).
- gzip + XML aggregate parsing → SQLite summaries per sending domain.
- Panel page and/or per-domain section: recent reports, third-party senders,
  delivery health of report ingestion.
- Reuse the `dmarc_report_email` setting (moved off the old `admin` table into
  `settings` by migration `0005`) and `domains.dmarc_rua` for DNS templates;
  when enabled, suggest a SelfPost-hosted report address.

**Out:**
- Forensic reports (`ruf=`).
- Full dashboards, APIs, email alerting.
- Mailboxes for people (IMAP/POP3/webmail).

## Architecture (sketch)

1. Receiving MTAs → SMTP to SelfPost (hub MX).
2. Postfix virtual alias or dedicated listener → panel ingest worker.
3. Parse XML → `dmarc_reports` table (domain, reporter, counts, date).
4. Panel reads SQLite; links from domain DNS card.

May share port-25 plumbing with [inbound-relay.md](inbound-relay.md) but must
remain a separate, opt-in feature that does not forward mail upstream.

## Done when

- Operator can point `rua=` at an address SelfPost accepts and see parsed
  summaries in the panel within one reporting cycle.
- With the feature off, outbound-only behaviour is unchanged.
- Documented in [guide.md](../guide.md); migrations are backward-compatible.

## Risks

- Attack surface of accepting mail (mitigate: strict recipient allow-list).
- Report volume and retention (mitigate: caps + pruning).

## Implementation checklist

**Ingest path.** `DMARC_REPORTS_ENABLE=true` enables `smtp/inet` on 25 (shared
with inbound relay when both are on). Postfix `relay_domains` +
`transport_maps` route allow-listed recipients to a `dmarc-ingest` pipe
(`panel -dmarc-ingest`). `check_recipient_access` on `dmarc_recipients` is the
allow-list; no SASL, no local mailboxes.

**Schema.** Migration `0008_dmarc_reports.sql`: `dmarc_reports` (summary per
aggregate) + `dmarc_report_records` (per-source rows). Dedup on
`(reporter, report_id, domain)`.

**Retention.** Max 500 reports; drop older than 90 days; prune after each
ingest.

Target version cut: **`1.7.0`** (MINOR). One commit per step; code only after
roadmap status is **agreed**. Expand the sketch sections above before step 1
if still thin. See [development.md](../development.md) § Plan checklists.

- [x] Expand plan: ingest path, `dmarc_reports` schema, retention caps — **Sonnet**
- [x] Opt-in inbound SMTP for report addresses only (allow-list) — **Opus**
- [x] Worker: gzip/XML parse → SQLite — **Opus**
- [x] Panel: domain roll-up + parsed report (panel-ui mockups) — **Sonnet**
- [x] Tie-in `dmarc_report_email` / `domains.dmarc_rua` — **Sonnet**
- [x] Tests and [guide.md](../guide.md) — **Sonnet**
- [ ] Security review ingest path — **Fable**
- [x] `go vet`, `go test` on touched packages — **Haiku**
