[CentOS] Sendmail.cf / access.db

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