Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:13:12 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "rob.c" <rob@robc.info> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DNSBL settings problems in Sendmail ? Message-ID: <20030411080714.D7043@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <005001c30007$659d8920$0800000a@globalvc.co.uk> References: <005001c30007$659d8920$0800000a@globalvc.co.uk>
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2003, rob.c wrote:
> DNSBL settings problems in Sendmail ?
>
> FreeBSD 4.7 and 4.8
> Sendmail 8.12.6p2/8.12.9
>
> I have my sendmail configured to check mail against multiple DNS based black
> lists, however this doesn't seem to block any mail. Each time i get a UCE i
> check the spammers mail server IP against the lists that i'm using and in
> each case the message should have been blocked.
> An example of one of my sendmail.mc lines is:
> FEATURE(dnsbl, `Spews.relays.OsiruSoft.com', `"550 Mail from "
Hmm. Don't know if the DNSBL name is case-sensitive or not; you may
need all lowercase.
> $&{client_addr} "
> rejected, see http://relays.osirusoft.com/ " $&{client_addr}')
You need to rebuild the .mc file after making changes. There should be
a .mc file named with your hostname--make your changes there. Then use
make to rebuild it and install the new .cf file:
make all install
and then restart the daemon:
make restart
> Could somebody point my to the right FAQ manual ? I can't find anything
> related on sendmail.org about verifying whether dnsbl is working or on
> devshed forums.
The contents of /etc/mail/Makefile are helpful.
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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