Re: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-11-01 Thread Jason Gurtz
On 10/30/2004 00:27, Alexander Dalloz wrote: Sorry, I did not vote for rejecting based on a missing reverse DNS entry. No RFC states that such an entry is required for an MTA. But I really see no reason why the forward DNS entry and the hostname of a constant, legitimate mail server should

Re: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread Paul Pries
Ian Mitchell wrote: Ok, for something like this, a sample function on the FAQ site that filters HELO line How do I integrate this into the filter file ? I'm not sure that I would. Sendmail has the capability to limit connections based on where the IP's come from (outside of the HELO which can

Re: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread Yang Xiao
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:33:32 +0200, Paul Pries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ian Mitchell wrote: Ok, for something like this, a sample function on the FAQ site that filters HELO line How do I integrate this into the filter file ? I'm not sure that I would. Sendmail has the capability to

Re: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread Alexander Dalloz
Am Fr, den 29.10.2004 schrieb Yang Xiao um 15:54: Hi, I found out that the filter_sender() function will be enabled if I turn the MX_SENDER_CHECK option on. I was just wondering where should I put it and how to use it. For you as a Fedora user it has to be activated in

Re: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread David F. Skoll
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Alexander Dalloz wrote: sub filter_relay () { my ($ip, $name, $helo, $RelayAddr) = @_; Note that recent versions of MIMEDefang don't pass $helo in filter_relay; you need to do HELO checks in filter_sender. -- David. ___

Re: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread Alexander Dalloz
Am Fr, den 29.10.2004 schrieb David F. Skoll um 18:04: sub filter_relay () { my ($ip, $name, $helo, $RelayAddr) = @_; Note that recent versions of MIMEDefang don't pass $helo in filter_relay; you need to do HELO checks in filter_sender. David. Oops, yes my fault! I am still

Re: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread Yang Xiao
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:42:36 +0200, Alexander Dalloz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Fr, den 29.10.2004 schrieb Yang Xiao um 15:54: Hi, I found out that the filter_sender() function will be enabled if I turn the MX_SENDER_CHECK option on. I was just wondering where should I put it and how

Re: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread Alexander Dalloz
Am Fr, den 29.10.2004 schrieb Yang Xiao um 18:10: Won't this check generate a lot of false positive if the sending host has a hostname that's different from it's public DNS name? I have had several mailhost like this in places I've worked before, it's not because we are lazy or careless, but

RE: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread Kevin A. McGrail
To speak freely, a mail server administrator who does not setup his server properly, means the server hostname / IP fits both the forward and reverse DNS entries, is responsible himself if his wrong setup leads to rejected mails. I disagree whole-heartedly with this statement. Virtual

RE: [Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-29 Thread Alexander Dalloz
Am Sa, den 30.10.2004 schrieb Kevin A. McGrail um 5:29: To speak freely, a mail server administrator who does not setup his server properly, means the server hostname / IP fits both the forward and reverse DNS entries, is responsible himself if his wrong setup leads to rejected

[Mimedefang] VERY Newbie Question

2004-10-28 Thread Yang Xiao
Hi all, I'm a little confused as to how to insert a custom function into the filter. Can someone please give me a pointer or two? Ok, for something like this, a sample function on the FAQ site that filters HELO line sub filter_sender { my($sender, $ip, $name, $helo) = @_; return(1, OK) if