I took the advice on https://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/CachingNameserver and set up a caching name server.
spamd isn't reporting errors now, but named is: Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme spamd[27020]: spamd: connection from localhost [127.0.0.1] at port 37690 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme spamd[27020]: spamd: using default config for nobody: /var/spamassassin/user_prefs Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme spamd[27020]: spamd: checking message <CAO+DrwNx2z=6cpghvtqwosq1tjphewd_j69lgax8seds0e9...@mail.gmail.com> for nobody:1001 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving '181.217.85.209.zen.spamhaus.org/A/IN': 2001:500:48::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving '181.217.85.209.bl.spamcop.net/TXT/IN': 2600:1401:2::5a#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'a.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2607:f0d0:1102:f::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'c.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2607:f0d0:1102:f::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'b.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2607:f0d0:1102:f::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'a.auth-ns.sonic.net/AAAA/IN': 2607:f0d0:1102:f::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'a.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2001:5a8:0:3::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'c.auth-ns.sonic.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:5a8:0:3::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'b.auth-ns.sonic.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:5a8:0:3::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'a.auth-ns.sonic.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:5a8:0:3::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'c.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2001:5a8:0:3::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'c.auth-ns.sonic.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:48c8:1:1::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'b.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2001:5a8:0:3::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'a.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2001:48c8:1:1::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'c.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2001:48c8:1:1::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'b.auth-ns.sonic.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:48c8:1:1::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'a.auth-ns.sonic.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:48c8:1:1::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'b.auth-ns.sonic.net/A/IN': 2001:48c8:1:1::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving '181.217.85.209.psbl.surriel.com/A/IN': 2002:4a5c:3b41:1:216:3eff:fe57:7f4#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns20.ja.net/A/IN': 2001:630:0:8::14#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns-1743.awsdns-25.co.uk/A/IN': 2a01:40:1001:35::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns20.ja.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:630:0:8::14#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns20.ja.net/A/IN': 2001:630:0:44::e2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns-1743.awsdns-25.co.uk/AAAA/IN': 2a01:40:1001:35::2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns20.ja.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:630:0:44::e2#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns20.ja.net/A/IN': 2001:630:0:47::42#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns20.ja.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:630:0:47::42#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving '181.217.85.209.list.dnswl.org/A/IN': 2a01:4f8:131:3e1::64#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving '181.217.85.209.list.dnswl.org/A/IN': 2600:3c01::f03c:91ff:fedf:9d08#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns4.mydyndns.org/A/IN': 2001:500:94::100#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns3.mydyndns.org/A/IN': 2001:500:94::100#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns1.p23.dynect.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:90::100#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns5.mydyndns.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:90::100#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns1.p23.dynect.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:94::100#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns5.mydyndns.org/AAAA/IN': 2001:500:94::100#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving '181.217.85.209.bb.barracudacentral.org/A/IN': 2001:500:90:1::23#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'dnswl.org/DS/IN': 2001:500:e::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'nsb00-aws-eu1.rpdns.net/A/IN': 2600:1401:2::dc#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'nsb00-rac-ord.rpdns.net/A/IN': 2600:1401:2::dc#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'nsb00-aws-eu1.rpdns.net/AAAA/IN': 2600:1401:2::dc#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'nsb00-rac-ord.rpdns.net/AAAA/IN': 2600:1401:2::dc#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'nsb00-aws-use1.rpdns.net/A/IN': 2600:1401:2::dc#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'nsb00-aws-usw1.rpdns.net/A/IN': 2600:1401:2::dc#53 Oct 4 15:23:10 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'ns1.zurich.surf.net/AAAA/IN': 2001:610:3:200a:192:87:36:2#53 Oct 4 15:23:13 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'org/DNSKEY/IN': 2001:500:f::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:13 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'org/DNSKEY/IN': 2001:500:40::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:13 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving '181.217.85.209.zen.spamhaus.org/A/IN': 2001:7b8:3:1f:0:2:53:2#53 Oct 4 15:23:13 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'spamhaus.org/DS/IN': 2001:500:b::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:13 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'spamhaus.org/DS/IN': 2001:500:c::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:13 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'org/DNSKEY/IN': 2001:500:c::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:13 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'org/DNSKEY/IN': 2001:500:b::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:13 buildoneforme named[26974]: error (network unreachable) resolving 'org/DNSKEY/IN': 2001:500:48::1#53 Oct 4 15:23:14 buildoneforme named[26974]: success resolving 'org/DNSKEY' (in 'org'?) after reducing the advertised EDNS UDP packet size to 512 octets Oct 4 15:23:14 buildoneforme named[26974]: success resolving '181.217.85.209.zen.spamhaus.org/A' (in 'zen.spamhaus.org'?) after reducing the advertised EDNS UDP packet size to 512 octets Oct 4 15:23:14 buildoneforme spamd[27020]: spamd: clean message (-2.6/5.0) for nobody:1001 in 4.4 seconds, 1796 bytes. Oct 4 15:23:14 buildoneforme spamd[27020]: spamd: result: . -2 - BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS,T_DKIM_INVALID scantime=4.4,size=1796,user=nobody,uid=1001,required_score=5.0,rhost=localhost,raddr=127.0.0.1,rport=37690,mid=<CAO+DrwNx2z=6cpghvtqwosq1tjphewd_j69lgax8seds0e9...@mail.gmail.com>,bayes=0.000221,autolearn=ham Oct 4 15:23:14 buildoneforme spamd[27019]: prefork: child states: II It looks like named is having problems with IPv6 addresses, even though IPv6 seems to be available on my server. I turned off IPv6 using the -4 switch on named (in /etc/default/bind9) and spamd and named seem to be running ok now. Thanks, Yasir On 4/10/2014 2:37 PM, Yasir Assam wrote: > I'm new to SpamAssassin so not sure whether my logs indicate a problem. > > I can't be sure, but it looks like all attempts at checking DNS > blacklists are failing. > > Running Debian Wheezy SpamAssassin package (v 3.2.2) > > spamd is invoked with the following options: > > --create-prefs --max-children 5 --username=vmail --nouser-config > --virtual-config-dir=/var/spamassassin --helper-home-dir > > When I start spamd I get the following log: > > Oct 4 13:37:26 buildoneforme spamd[25172]: error creating a DNS > resolver socket: Invalid argument at > /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/DnsResolver.pm line 235. > Oct 4 13:37:27 buildoneforme spamd[25172]: plugin: eval failed: error > closing socket: Bad file descriptor at > /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/DnsResolver.pm line 568. > > Here's what happens when spamd checks email (run from exim4) > > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: rules: failed to run > NO_DNS_FOR_FROM RBL test, skipping: > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: (oops, no id at > /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line 173, <GEN8> line 46.) > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN8> line 46. > Oct 4 13:38:47 buildoneforme spamd[25173]: plugin: eval failed: error > closing socket: Bad file descriptor at > /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/DnsResolver.pm line 568. > > I turned on debugging output with -D and here's a short extract from > when spamd checks an email: > > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: checking RBL > bl.score.senderscore.com., set rnbl-lastexternal > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: IPs found: > full-external: 209.85.215.48 untrusted: 209.85.215.48 originating: > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: only inspecting the > following IPs: 209.85.215.48 > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: launching DNS A query > for 48.215.85.209.bl.score.senderscore.com. in background > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN12> line 46. > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: checking RBL > zen.spamhaus.org., set zen-lastexternal > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: IPs found: > full-external: 209.85.215.48 untrusted: 209.85.215.48 originating: > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: only inspecting the > following IPs: 209.85.215.48 > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: launching DNS A query > for 48.215.85.209.zen.spamhaus.org. in background > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN12> line 46. > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: checking RBL > psbl.surriel.com., set psbl-lastexternal > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: IPs found: > full-external: 209.85.215.48 untrusted: 209.85.215.48 originating: > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: only inspecting the > following IPs: 209.85.215.48 > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: dns: launching DNS A query > for 48.215.85.209.psbl.surriel.com. in background > Oct 4 14:00:08 buildoneforme spamd[25218]: Use of uninitialized value > in string ne at /usr/share/perl5/Mail/SpamAssassin/AsyncLoop.pm line > 173, <GEN12> line 46. > > Here's /etc/resolv.conf: > > search your-server.de > nameserver 213.133.98.98 > nameserver 213.133.99.99 > nameserver 213.133.100.100 > nameserver 2a01:4f8:0:a0a1::add:1010 > nameserver 2a01:4f8:0:a102::add:9999 > nameserver 2a01:4f8:0:a111::add:9898 > > These are the correct IP addresses for my provider (Hetzner). I tried > commenting out the first line, commenting out the IPv6 lines and using > the --ipv4 option, and none of those things made a difference. > > I've tried googling for an answer and can't figure out what's going on. > Any help troubleshooting this would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Yasir > > >
