Robert Lopez:
> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org> wrote:
> > Robert Lopez:
> >> Let me try again. I am assuming the link between a line in the
> >> dndsbl_reply file and the main.cf file is only a label and it could be
> >> anything.
> >> Is that a wrong assumption?
> >
> > Please describe what is not clear about the following text:
> >
> > postscreen_dnsbl_reply_map (default: empty)
> > A mapping from actual DNSBL domain name which includes a secret
> > pass-
> > word, to the DNSBL domain name that postscreen will reply with when
> > it
> > rejects mail. When no mapping is found, the actual DNSBL domain
> > will
> > be used.
> >
> > For maximal stability it is best to use a file that is read into
> > memory
> > such as pcre:, regexp: or texthash: (texthash: is similar to
> > hash:,
> > except a) there is no need to run postmap(1) before the file can
> > be
> > used, and b) texthash: does not detect changes after the file is
> > read).
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > /etc/postfix/main.cf:
> > postscreen_dnsbl_reply_map = texthash:/etc/postfix/dnsbl_reply
> >
> > /etc/postfix/dnsbl_reply:
> > secret.zen.spamhaus.org zen.spamhaus.org
> >
> > This feature is available in Postfix 2.8.
> >
> > Once you set up your postscreen_dnsbl_reply_map, you can query it
> > to ensure that it works as expected. Using the above example,
> > the command
> >
> > postmap -q secret.zen.spamhaus.org texthash:/etc/postfix/dnsbl_reply
> >
> > should produce "zen.spamhaus.org" as output.
> >
> > Thanks for helping to improve Postfix.
> >
> > Wietse
>
> What is not clear to me in that description is the reason for my
> original question "Does it matter what the short name returned is;
> that is could I use zen.spamhaus.org just to keep it shorter?"
As documented, the name on the right-hand side of the table is used
in the postscreen REPLY.
This name is NOT USED for the DNSBL query.
This name is NOT USED for lots of other things.
This name is USED ONLY for the purpose as documented.
Wietse
