hmmm .... it looks like pretty much messedup. I have the following lines for "Spam List" which is probably related to present issue:
--------------------------- Spam List Definitions = %etc-dir%/spam.lists.conf Spam List = ORDB-RBL SBL+XBL # You can un-comment this to enable them --------------------------- i think i should change the second line with: Spam List = SBL+XBL and my current "%etc-dir%/spam.lists.conf" has following entries: ----------------------------------------- # This file translates the names of the spam lists and spam domains lists # into the real DNS domains to search. # There is a far more comprehensive list of these at # http://www.declude.com/JunkMail/Support/ip4r.htm # and you can easily search them all at www.DNSstuff.com. # If you want to search other DNSBL's you will need to define them here first, # before referring to them by name in mailscanner.conf (or a rules file). spamhaus.org sbl.spamhaus.org. spamhaus-XBL xbl.spamhaus.org. spamhaus-PBL pbl.spamhaus.org. spamhaus-ZEN zen.spamhaus.org. SBL+XBL sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org. spamcop.net bl.spamcop.net. NJABL dnsbl.njabl.org. # ORDB has been shut down. #ORDB-RBL relays.ordb.org. #Infinite-Monkeys proxies.relays.monkeys.com. #osirusoft.com relays.osirusoft.com. # These two lists are now dead and must not be used. # MAPS now charge for their services, so you'll have to buy a contract before # attempting to use the next 3 lines. MAPS-RBL blackholes.mail-abuse.org. MAPS-DUL dialups.mail-abuse.org. MAPS-RSS relays.mail-abuse.org. # This next line works for JANET UK Academic sites only MAPS-RBL+ rbl-plus.mail-abuse.ja.net. # And build a similar list for the RBL domains that work on the name # of the domain rather than the IP address of the exact machine that # is listed. This way the RBL controllers can blacklist entire # domains very quickly and easily. # These aren't used by default, as they slow down MailScanner quite a bit. RFC-IGNORANT-DSN dsn.rfc-ignorant.org. RFC-IGNORANT-POSTMASTER postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org. RFC-IGNORANT-ABUSE abuse.rfc-ignorant.org. RFC-IGNORANT-WHOIS whois.rfc-ignorant.org. RFC-IGNORANT-IPWHOIS ipwhois.rfc-ignorant.org. RFC-IGNORANT-BOGUSMX bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org. # Easynet are closing down, so don't use these any more Easynet-DNSBL blackholes.easynet.nl. Easynet-Proxies proxies.blackholes.easynet.nl. Easynet-Dynablock dynablock.easynet.nl. # This list is now dead and must not be used. #OSIRUSOFT-SPEWS spews.relays.osirusoft.com. # These folks are still going strong SORBS-DNSBL dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-HTTP http.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-SOCKS socks.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-MISC misc.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-SMTP smtp.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-WEB web.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-SPAM spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-BLOCK block.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-ZOMBIE zombie.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-DUL dul.dnsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-RHSBL rhsbl.sorbs.net. # These next 2 are "Spam Domain List" entries and not "Spam List"s SORBS-BADCONF badconf.rhsbl.sorbs.net. SORBS-NOMAIL nomail.rhsbl.sorbs.net. # Some other good lists CBL cbl.abuseat.org. DSBL list.dsbl.org. ------------------------------------------------------ I am still not confident in what this change will give me? Matt Kettler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Umar Murtaza wrote: > > > Thanks, that solved the problem. > > I had that entry under /etc/MailScanner/spam.lists.conf > > "ORDB-RBL relays.ordb.org." > > Removing/commenting it out solved the problem. Well, that introduces another problem. Really you need to remove ORDB-RBL from your "Spam List =" in MailScanner.conf. the spam.lists.conf really only declares that ordb exists. The "Spam List" setting tells MailScanner to use it. By removing the declaration, you've disabled it, but only because there's now a syntax error in your Spam List setting.. > > I hope MailScanners daily update will not revert this settings back. I doubt any MailScanner update will do that. AFAIK ORDB hasn't been enabled in the MailScanner default configuration for well over a year now. (ORDB actually died in 2006) It's still in the current spam.lists.conf, but there's a note there that it's dead to warn people off adding it to the Spam List setting. While we're at it.. What daily update? I've been a MailScanner user for years and have yet to see such a thing. Also, when you do upgrade MailScanenr versions, it generally doesn't replace your MailScanner.conf. Instead there's that upgrade script you have to manually run to merge new settings in. That's probably why your still have ORDB in your config. MailScanner doesn't like over-riding settings, so you've probably been carrying that setting forward since you installed. --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
