Re: rblsmtpd just defers to my mx backup, so I get the spam :-(
From: Peter Gradwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : If so, would it be possible to have rblsmtpd actually bounce the mail : for people on the dul list? : : It seems you can't win really :-( Using -b on the command line will tell rblsmtpd to use a permanent error code (553) instead of a temporary one. --Adam
Re: rblsmtpd just defers to my mx backup, so I get the spam :-(
On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Peter Gradwell wrote: [snip] > Given that rblsmtpd only ever defer's mail, and it doesn't actually > reject it (to give sys admins time to fix their broken systems) is it > likely that the spam is going to reach me via my relay every time? > > If so, would it be possible to have rblsmtpd actually bounce the mail > for people on the dul list? At least in version 0.70, -b will do what you want, as documented in 'man rblsmtpd'. > It seems you can't win really :-( > > peter. > > -- > peter at gradwell dot com; online @ http://www.gradwell.com/ > > "To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow" > -- "Life is much too important to be taken seriously." Thomas Erskine<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>(613) 998-2836
Re: rblsmtpd just defers to my mx backup, so I get the spam :-(
Peter Gradwell writes: > now, polaris.uk.insnet.net is my secondary mail relay. the spammer > will have tried to deliver this mail to ice.gradwell.com, however, it > will have been blackholed because I'm running rblsmtpd using the DUL > MAPS list to filter my mail. Now you're finding out why some people deprecate secondary MX records. > If so, would it be possible to have rblsmtpd actually bounce the mail > for people on the dul list? You have the source. I don't recall a command-line option to enable this. -- -russ nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://crynwr.com/~nelson Crynwr supports Open Source(tm) Software| PGPok | There is good evidence 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | that freedom is the Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | cause of world peace.
rblsmtpd just defers to my mx backup, so I get the spam :-(
Hi, got an interesting spam last night, the offending header is thus: > Received: from polaris.uk.insnet.net (194.177.174.245) > by ice.gradwell.com with SMTP; 28 Mar 1999 22:23:41 - > Received: from unknown (1Cust103.tnt4.krk1.da.uu.net [208.254.1.103]) > by polaris.uk.insnet.net now, polaris.uk.insnet.net is my secondary mail relay. the spammer will have tried to deliver this mail to ice.gradwell.com, however, it will have been blackholed because I'm running rblsmtpd using the DUL MAPS list to filter my mail. Now, I rejected the mail, so it was delivered to insnet. I assume that I then accepted the mail from my insnet relay, and thus I got the spam. Given that rblsmtpd only ever defer's mail, and it doesn't actually reject it (to give sys admins time to fix their broken systems) is it likely that the spam is going to reach me via my relay every time? If so, would it be possible to have rblsmtpd actually bounce the mail for people on the dul list? It seems you can't win really :-( peter. -- peter at gradwell dot com; online @ http://www.gradwell.com/ "To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow"
