sysadm wrote:
> Dear exim users
> I'm a newbie with exim, so please ignore my ignorance.
> I'm trying to construct a set-up where I do the RBL reject at the
> incomming SMTP level. In the set up I will also try to do host based
> black/white list reject/accept.
>
> I have created the following, will that do, or have I missed something?
>
> #for stopping spam at SMTP level start:
> deny message = rejected because $sender_host_address is in a
> local blacklist of hosts
> hosts = ${if exists {/etc/exim/black-list-hosts} \
> {/etc/exim/black-list-hosts}{}}
>
> deny message = rejected because $sender_host_address is in a
> black list at $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text
> dnslists =
> relays.ordb.org:sbl.spamhaus.org:xbl.spamhaus.org:sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org:bl.spamcop.net:\
>
> dnsbl.njabl.org:blackholes.mail-abuse.org:dialups.mail-abuse.org:relays.mail-abuse.org:\
>
> dnsbl.sorbs.net:http.dnsbl.sorbs.net:socks.dnsbl.sorbs.net:misc.dnsbl.sorbs.net:\
>
> smtp.dnsbl.sorbs.net:web.dnsbl.sorbs.net:spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net:block.dnsbl.sorbs.net:\
>
> zombie.dnsbl.sorbs.net:dul.dnsbl.sorbs.net:rhsbl.sorbs.net:cbl.abuseat.org:list.dsbl.org:\
>
There are a few problems with the RBL list you're trying to use
1. You're querying the same data multiple times. sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org is
the same as sbl.spamhaus.org + xbl.spamhaus.org. Also, cbl.abuseat.org
is incorporated in the XBL. dnsbl.sorbs.net is an aggregate zone of most
of those that you've listed. See
http://www.au.sorbs.net/using.shtml
2. mail-abuse.org is defunct
3. You can't query a righthandside blocklist (ie one that lists domain
names, not IP addresses), in this manner. rhsbl.sorbs.net is useless in
this context
