Re: [cobalt-users] Sendmail 8.9.3 and ORDB

[Parker Morse <morse@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 10:35  AM, Mike's List wrote:
> I'm running sendmail 8.9.3 (not my preference) and am attempting to 
> install
> ORDB onto sendmail to prevent accepting mails from open relay mail server.

What kind of RaQ is this? I'd bet RaQ2 or RaQ3?

> I'm a bit confuse, am I to edit my access_db file? ("access" in my case)
> and put FEATURE(`rbl', `relays.ordb.org')dnl towards the very bottom of
> the file? or does FEATURE(`rbl', `relays.ordb.org')dnl goes to some other
> file in sendmail?

The "FEATURE(`rbl', `relays.ordb.org')dnl" syntax is for m4. This should 
go in your sendmail.mc file (see below).

> Furthermore, where do I put "550 rejected" --towards the end of the line
> FEATURE(`rbl', `relays.ordb.org')dnl "550 rejected"

I don't think you put it on the line, but since "dnl" means "delete until 
newline" IIRC, putting it there will do you no good at all. I don't think 
that particular FEATURE syntax allows an optional error message, but if it 
does (like the DNSBL feature in 8.10.x) it will be a third argument:

FEATURE(`rbl', `relays.ordb.org', `"550 rejected"')dnl

but I think without a third argument, a default reject message will be 
sent anyway, so you can just leave it out.

> PS - I've been to http://bluebird.sinauer.com/~morse/cobalt/dnsbl.html
>      I don't have an .mc file --I think the .mc is for sendmail 8.10?

No, you must have an .mc file somewhere. Look in /usr/lib/sendmail-cf; it'
s not named "sendmail.mc", but "redhat.mc" or "cobalt.mc" (it's "cobalt.mc"
 on our Qube - I really should include a note about that on the page).  If 
you don't see it in /usr/lib/sendmail-cf/, look in /usr/lib/sendmail-cf/cf/
. Or do this:

[root sendmail-cf]# locate sendmail.mc
[root sendmail-cf]# locate redhat.mc
[root sendmail-cf]# locate cobalt.mc
/home/users/morse/.AppleDouble/cobalt.mc
/usr/lib/sendmail-cf/cf/cobalt.mc
[root sendmail-cf]#

Someone please correct me if I've got any of this wrong, I've done it a 
few times on my system but only know what people have told me about others.

pjm