[CentOS] Sendmail.cf / access.db

Mon Feb 27 18:18:32 UTC 2006
Mark Weaver <mdw1982 at mdw1982.com>

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