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Fix DMARC guidance for send-only relays with optional rua= settings.
The panel now suggests policy-only DMARC by default, lets operators configure a default and per-domain report address, and DNS-checks hub _report._dmarc records. Future in-panel report ingestion is tracked as dmarc-reports in the roadmap.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
2026-08-10 22:47:34 +03:00

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# Plan: dmarc-reports
**Status:** candidate
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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 `admin.dmarc_report_email` 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).