RE: [cobalt-users] Re: SOLVED: Sendmail 8.9.3 and ORDB

["Tolentino, Elmer" <etolentino@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks all.

> Yes - it's easy to test. If one of your buddies happens to be on an
open
> relay or block list just add the line:
> 
> <BUDDY_IP_ADRESS>	OK
> or
> <BUDDY_DOMAIN_NAME>	OK
> 
> to /etc/mail/access
> 
> rebuild the hashmap with 'makemap hash /etc/mail/access <
> /etc/mail/access'
> 
> It reads the rule for the access database before the DNSBL rules. I've
> added 5 or 6 addresses over time because of it to let in otherwise
blocked
> domains.
> 
> Sometimes if someone is being really persistent or you want to find
out
> who
> they are or who they are trying to email (by watching the maillog
file)
> you
> may want to put an OK line in for that domain just long enough to let
a
> message through that would otherwise be blocked.
> 
> I've noticed on occasion the same address trying once every hour. It
> didn't
> look like a spammer so I quickly edited the /etc/mail/access table
with
> their IP address and OK then watched the maillog file around the time
on
> the next attempt to connect - you can then see who the mail is
addressed
> to. If they are still spam then just remove them or block them at your
> firewall if you really want to get rid of them!
> 
> Peter