Hello Mate
On 29-Jan-01, you wrote:
>> I did note in the earlier mail that rblsmtpd is now in the ucspi-tcp
>> program and has a -a query. The only thing about this is why it
>> says "anti-listed" instead of listed.
>
>
> Perhaps you want to read the docs for rblsmtpd for the meaning of the
> -a flag.
>
> Unpatched rblsmtpd blocks using TXT records.
>
> Mate
>
There isn't a man rblsmtpd. what other docs besides DJB's ucspi-tcp
(rblsmtmp) http://cr.yp.to/ucspi-tcp/rblsmtpd.html
Options:
-r base: Use base as an RBL source. An IP address a.b.c.d is listed by that
source if d.c.b.a.
base has a TXT record. rblsmtpd uses the contents of the TXT record as an
error message for the client.
-a base: Use base as an anti-RBL source. An IP address a.b.c.d is
anti-listed by that source if d.c
.b.a.base has an A record. In this case rblsmtpd does not block mail.
This is the reference to :-
"The only thing about this is why it says "anti-listed" instead of listed."
That I made. I am not sure why it says "anti-listed". As in not in the rbl.
It seems to be saying that if the IP matches then it's allowed.
I'd have thought that if they had changed their rbl listing from txt to
A-record, then doing a A-record against it and getting a result would be
"listed" and then qmail would deny the connection.
Obviously, I'm missing something here, but that section of the
ucspi-tcp/rblmstpd is just not clear.
Regards...Martin
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