>From: Sebastian Arcus <s.ar...@open-t.co.uk> >Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2017 4:23 AM >To: users@spamassassin.apache.org >Subject: Dns Blocklists always returning 0 records >I have a server with SA where I just can't seem to get DNS based block >lists / RBL working. I have tested the same email message against >another server, and it gets hits from DNS block lists. But on this >particular server they just don't seem to work - but the dns queries are >not blocked either.
>1. Both servers are on SA 3.4.1 >2. I've ran sa-update on both of them. >3. Both servers have Perl Net::DNS installed >4. Both servers have Bind configured locally and running fine as a >caching name server. >5. On the problematic server, the dns based checks are being run, not >being blocked, but always returning 0 records. >What else can I check in the SA config or more widely on the server? >What could possible cause this? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. >I attach below a snippet of spamassassin -D output from the problem >server - but I'm happy to enclose here, or upload the whole thing >somewhere else if it helps: >#spamassassin -D 2>&1 < /test_email.eml | grep -i -A 3 "answer records" ></snip> >Mar 26 10:12:39.060 [7061] dbg: async: calling callback on key >dns:A:109.150.73.212.bb.barracudacentral.org >Mar 26 10:12:39.062 [7061] dbg: dns: dns reply 61164 is OK, 0 answer records >Mar 26 10:12:39.062 [7061] dbg: async: calling callback on key >dns:A:109.150.73.212.zen.spamhaus.org >Mar 26 10:12:39.064 [7061] dbg: dns: dns reply 20939 is OK, 0 answer records >Mar 26 10:12:39.064 [7061] dbg: async: calling callback on key >dns:TXT:109.150.73.212.sa-accredit.habeas.com >Mar 26 10:12:39.066 [7061] dbg: dns: dns reply 56465 is OK, 0 answer records >Mar 26 10:12:39.066 [7061] dbg: async: calling callback on key >dns:A:109.150.73.212.iadb.isipp.com >Mar 26 10:12:39.069 [7061] dbg: dns: dns reply 19262 is OK, 0 answer records ></snip> I get this response on my working SA servers for the IP address above: ;; ANSWER SECTION: 109.150.73.212.zen.spamhaus.org. 300 IN A 127.0.0.4 What does the output of this commnd say on your SA server? dig test.dbl.spamhaus.org Compare the output on both servers. I suspect this will point you in the right direction. For example, "SERVER:" should point to 127.0.0.1. Dave
