Messages are not blocked when RBL has multiple DNS answers

2010-05-21 Thread JF Mezei
I am new to the list. This is on OS-X Server 10.6.3 on an Xserve with postfix 2.5.5 that came with the system. I have a situation where using zen.spamhaus.org , spam gets through despite zen saying that IP is bad. here is a sample error message: connect from cpe-67-252-139-22.buffalo.res.rr.co

Re: Messages are not blocked when RBL has multiple DNS answers

2010-05-21 Thread JF Mezei
Wietse Venema wrote: >> connect from cpe-67-252-139-22.buffalo.res.rr.com [67.252.139.22] >> May 19 01:09:15 velo postfix/smtpdP26473]: warning: >> 22.139.252.67.zen.spamhaus.org: RBL lookup error: Host or domain name >> not found. Name service error for name=22.139.252.67.zen.spamhaus.org >> type

Re: Messages are not blocked when RBL has multiple DNS answers

2010-05-21 Thread JF Mezei
Wietse Venema wrote: > Your problem report had ZERO evidence that other Spamhaus lookups > succeed. Given a useless problem report, we are just wasting each > other's time. Thank you for your time. I will conclude that the software is perfectly able to handle DNS replies with multiple IP addresse

First building (but not usingf) Postfix

2021-02-27 Thread JF Mezei
I last posted here some 11 years ago and it didn't end well, hoping to restart on better foot, Situation: OS-X Snow Leopard server, with Postfix that came built by Apple. According to postconf -d , Mail version: Postfix 2.5.14 Thurst of first question: find out what options Appl

Re: First building (but not usingf) Postfix

2021-02-28 Thread JF Mezei
responding to Viktor Dukhovni and Bill Cole: First, thanks to both . Put me on right path. > Is that still your target platform, or are you now building for a newer> > Apple machine? For now sticking to Snow Leopard. But if I had to upgrade, some upgrades removes the Apple supplied server softw

Re: Getting my head around restriction lists

2021-03-10 Thread JF Mezei
On 2021-03-10 13:58, Antonio Leding wrote: > I’ve been digging into restriction lists a bit more and grinding away > on the rationale between seperating restrictions across each of the > first four lists (CLIENT, HELO, SENDER, & RECIPIENT) vs. just placing > them all in RECIPIENT. This is from

Re: Getting my head around restriction lists

2021-03-10 Thread JF Mezei
On 2021-03-10 15:08, Noel Jones wrote: > This is incorrect. With the default smtpd_delay_reject=yes, all > evaluations are performed after the client sends RCPT TO. Thanks for clarification. Reading the docs of delay_reject brings up another question: "Wait until the RCPT TO command before e