Eric, Where can one obtain the magic graylist trimming script and what time frame would you suggest for running it? Weekly perhaps?
Thanks, Scott On Jul 1, 2010, at 4:23 PM, Eric Shubert <e...@shubes.net> wrote: > There is another aspect to graylist-max-secs. This parameter limits the time > that a graylist entry is valid. See > http://spamdyke.org/documentation/README.html#GRAYLISTS at the end of the > section. > > You should also note that spamdyke itself does not provide for cleaning up > graylist entries. You should install the qtp-prune-graylist script as a cron > job to keep your graylist tree trimmed. ;) I hope at some point to modify the > qtp-install-spamdyke script to include this. > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > Martin Waschbuesch wrote: >> On a server I use it on, I have left the default settings intact. The timing >> settings you posted look like the default to me, so, I think all is in order. >> You just have to be aware that graylisting causes delays. >> Note: If you look at the graylist-max-secs=2678400, that means 44640 minutes >> or 744 hours or 31 days. You can be pretty sure that any normal mail server >> would have retried well before that time runs out. >> Martin >> Am 01.07.2010 um 16:42 schrieb Thiago - TI - Realeza: >>> Yes... could make sense.... >>> >>> Do you think that I have to change max/min secs from graylist? >>> >>> Thanks Martin >>> >>> Thiago >>> >>> -----Mensagem original----- >>> De: Martin Waschbuesch [mailto:mar...@waschbuesch.de] Enviada em: >>> quinta-feira, 1 de julho de 2010 11:36 >>> Para: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com >>> Assunto: Re: [qmailtoaster] Spamdyke Graylist Delay >>> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> This is very normal behaviour. Graylisting not only depends on your server's >>> timing settings, but on the behavior of the sending MTA. If that MTA does >>> not retry within a given time (that is what you can configure) the mail will >>> not be delivered, but regarded as spam. However, the time the sending server >>> waits before resending is not something you can configure. >>> >>> That means that as long as the sending server's reply in a timeframe defined >>> by your graylist-min-secs and graylist-max-secs, the mail will be delivered >>> with exactly the retr delay that the sending server's admin had configured. >>> >>> Makes sense? >>> >>> Martin >>> >>> >>> Am 01.07.2010 um 16:22 schrieb Thiago - TI - Realeza: >>> >>>> Hello all >>>> >>>> I have some “trouble” here. >>>> >>>> For example, when I receive a message and spamdyke graylist it, I have an >>> delay about 20 minutes to the message be delivered on my mailbox. >>>> Here is a log >>>> >>>> 07-01 10:37:50 spamdyke[17408]: DENIED_GRAYLISTED from: >>> mailerweb.boletim.geh...@gehaka.com.br to: rodrigo.so...@domain.ind.br >>> origin_ip: 201.6.108.170 origin_rdns: mail.gehaka.com.br auth: (unknown) >>>> >>>> The message was delivered on my server at 10:37AM but was in my mailbox >>> 20 minutes later. It happens with all messages that are graylisted. >>>> I have ‘played’ with this conf a lot, mostly with graylist options. Read >>> all documentation on spamdyke site and look for something here on list. >>>> Someone have an trick ? Or it´s just normal? Remember, all messages get >>> the same time to be delivered on mailboxes when graylisted. >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Here is my spamdyke conf: >>>> >>>> dns-blacklist-entry=zen.spamhaus.org >>>> dns-blacklist-entry=bl.spamcop.net >>>> graylist-dir=/var/spamdyke/graylist >>>> graylist-level=always >>>> graylist-max-secs=2678400 >>>> graylist-min-secs=180 >>>> greeting-delay-secs=5 >>>> idle-timeout-secs=60 >>>> ip-blacklist-file=/etc/spamdyke/blacklist_ip >>>> ip-in-rdns-keyword-blacklist-file=/etc/spamdyke/blacklist_keywords >>>> ip-in-rdns-keyword-whitelist-file=/etc/spamdyke/whitelist_keywords >>>> ip-whitelist-file=/etc/spamdyke/whitelist_ip >>>> local-domains-file=/var/qmail/control/rcpthosts >>>> log-level=info >>>> log-target=stderr >>>> max-recipients=50 >>>> #policy-url=http://my.policy.explanation.url/ >>>> rdns-blacklist-file=/etc/spamdyke/blacklist_rdns >>>> rdns-whitelist-file=/etc/spamdyke/whitelist_rdns >>>> recipient-blacklist-file=/etc/spamdyke/blacklist_recipients >>>> reject-empty-rdns >>>> #reject-ip-in-cc-rdns >>>> reject-missing-sender-mx >>>> reject-unresolvable-rdns >>>> sender-blacklist-file=/etc/spamdyke/blacklist_senders >>>> sender-whitelist-file=/etc/spamdyke/whitelist_senders >>>> tls-certificate-file=/var/qmail/control/servercert.pem >>> >>> -- >>> "The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they >>> think it's their fault." >>> >>> Henry Kissinger >>> >>> > > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group > (www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com > For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. 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