>>> Use a dns white list with a negative score in the
>>> postscreen_dnsbl_sites, and set a negative value for
>>> postscreen_dnsbl_whitelist_threshold.  Simple example:
>>> # main.cf
>>> postscreen_dnsbl_sites = zen.spamhaus.org list.dnswl.org*-1
>>> postscreen_dnsbl_whitelist_threshold = -1
>>
>> I've added the following to main.cf:
>>
>> postscreen_dnsbl_sites = list.dnswl.org*-1
>> postscreen_dnsbl_whitelist_threshold = -1
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>
> Yes, that should whitelist known good sites from deep inspection,
> certainly all the big mailers such as google, yahoo, comcast, etc.
>
> However, I wonder why you don't have any dns blacklists such as
> zen.spamhaus.org defined there.  The ability of postscreen to reject
> known bad sites without using precious smtpd processes is one of its
> key features.

I would just rather have a false negative than a false positive.  I
get a pretty small amount of spam at this point so I don't think
reducing it further is worth increasing the chances of a false
positive.

- Grant

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