[CentOS] Sendmail.cf / access.db

Mon Feb 27 15:19:42 UTC 2006
Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org>

Am Mo, den 27.02.2006 schrieb Sam Drinkard um 13:30:
> 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

Without detailed information about your sendmail.mc configuration, debug
test output and maillog entries showing the problem it is hard to say
why the mails go through.

Alexander


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