Curtis, > Are the hash tables that amavsd-new uses db4 hashes? > if not what are they?
They are Perl associative arrays, colloquially known as hashes. It is possible to use a Perl 'tie' mechanism to associate an associative array variable with an external database, such as db4. It's beeen tried and known to work, although it is practically never used. If an external database for lookups is needed, a preferred solution is SQL (or LDAP). For a small site a good solution for SQL lookups is a SQLite database, no SQL server is needed. > I need to write an interface for white/blacklisting. > the mysql documentation is largely incoherent unless > you have a degree in CS. I agree the SQL documentation could use a face lift. You'd need a record in table 'users' for each recipient (or a recipient domain) which needs its own white/blacklist entries. A policy id could point to some policy record with all fields NULL or missing, if it is not needed for other purposes. The sender addresses go to table 'mailaddr'. Only those sender addresses (or sender domains) need to be stored there which are needed in white/black-list entries. Lastly, the table 'wblist' creates associations between senders and recipients, either blacklisting or whitelisting some sender for some recipient. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
