> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:11:23 -0500 > From: Adam Thompson <athom...@athompso.net> > To: OpenBSD-misc list <misc@openbsd.org> > > I've finally started using spamd on a new mail server, and am seeing > some results that I don't understand. (I'm also using smtpd(8) now, so > this is all new software to me...)
That is exciting. spamd and smtpd are excellent imho. I recommend you continue to read the man pages until you have a better understanding of how they work. > > 1 - spamdb(8) shows nothing but WHITE-listed entries > 2 - but spamd(8) (running with -v -G 2:4:864) logs almost every one of > those "WHITE" IP addresses as either being greylisted or blacklisted. > > Shouldn't those be showing up as "BLACK" in spamdb, not WHITE ? spamdb(8) indicates 4 different entry types. "BLACK" is not an entry type. > My best guess so far is that I've got the -G passtime too low, and > everyone talking to me so far is really aggressive and actually retries > correctly...? This server is still only a secondary MX for the domains > that get hit with lots of spam, so that's actually plausible. I would recommend using the default spamd values. Cheers.
