[CentOS] Sendmail.cf / access.db
Mark Weaver
mdw1982 at mdw1982.com
Mon Feb 27 18:18:32 UTC 2006
Sam Drinkard wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 07:30 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote:
>
>>Sam Drinkard wrote:
>>> I've noticed from the sendmail logs, certain IP's are being blocked via
>>> the known spammers configuration in the sendmail.cf. What I also note
>>> is in my access file, I have several TLD's that are listed, yet are NOT
>>> being blocked. Yes, I do call a make after each edit of the access
>>> list, and going by the timestamp on access.db, it appears to being
>>> updated, yet again, in the sendmail portion of the daily logs, those
>>> TLD's which are in the access list are not listed as being blocked.
>>>
>>> Hope that is not too confusing.. think I confused myself, but in any
>>> case, things are in there that should be blocked and are not being.
>>>
>>> Hints?
>>>
>>> Sam
>>
>>Hi Sam,
>>
>>What do the entries look like? I mean how do they appear in the
>>/etc/mail/access file?
>>
>
> Mark, the entries are like this....
>
> 24.245.42.191 REJECT
> 25.110.50 REJECT
> 30.120 REJECT
> 40 REJECT
> somedomain.com REJECT
> zw REJECT
> another-idea.com REJECT
>
>
> etc... those just examples of the way the IP's and hostnames are in the
> access file. I've been using an access file for years, but just noticed
> these IP's were not being blocked, but some are being caught by the
> spamd/rtbl and other spam fighting tools.
>
> Sam
Sam,
To my knowledge you need to use wildcards for incomplete entries such as
ones you've listed above. I.e...
25.110.50.* REJECT
30.120.*.* REJECT
40.*.*.* REJECT
--
Mark
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