Re: [exim] Frankenstein exim.conf

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Author: Todd Lyons
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To: schmerold2@gmail.com
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Frankenstein exim.conf
On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:39 AM, schmerold2@???
<schmerold2@???> wrote:
> I have tweaked exim.conf so many times over the years, that I am concerned
> something(s) are completely disfunctional. For example I have been receiving
> spam from servers blacklist by mcafee & barracuda, reviewing the logs, I
> find neither blacklist has blocked any message.
>

<snip>
>
>   deny message = rejected because $sender_host_address is in a black list at
> $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text
>   deny dnslists =
> zen.spamhaus.org/<;$sender_host_address;$sender_address_domain :\
>        cidr.bl.mcafee.com : bl.spameatingmonkey.net : bl.mailspike.net :
> dnsbl.sorbs.net : b.barracudacentral.org : bb.barracudacentral.org :
> psbl.surriel.com : \
>        hostkarma.junkemailfilter.com=127.0.0.2


Do a simulated connection and look in the debug output and see what
the problem is:

exim -bh ip.that.should.reject
EHLO hostname.of.that.ip
MAIL FROM:<valid_sender@???>
RCPT TO:<valid_recipient@???>

At this point, the rcpt acl will be processed, which is where your RBL
is checked. Look in the debug output and find that specific acl
stanza and see what the result is. Post the section here if you have
difficulty interpreting the results.

...Todd
--
The total budget at all receivers for solving senders' problems is $0.
If you want them to accept your mail and manage it the way you want,
send it the way the spec says to. --John Levine