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Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ 550 dnsbl revisited



On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:14:04 +0200, H.P. Noordam wrote
> For the archives;
> 
> the last week  posted solution to add dnsbl to a raq 550 has a 
> catch; it kills pop before smtp.
> 
> - edit cobalt.mc to add dnsbl, and install
> result: dnsbl works, pop b4 smtp does not
> 
> - edit cobalt.mc AGAIN to remove dnsbl and install
> result: dnsbl removed (of course), pop b4 smtp stays dead
> 
> - reinstall the original sendmail.cf and restart
> result: pop b4 smtp works as it used to
> 
> conslusion ?? : the delivered cobalt.mc on the 550 systems seems not 
> to be the same as the one used for the sendmail.cf on the systems, 
> since it does not provide popb4smtp.
> 
> (tiggling around with the gui doesnt differ, checked it on a "real" 
> 550, and an upgraded raq3)
> 
> original procedure
> 
> cd /usr/lib/sendmail-cf
> vi cf/cobalt.mc
> FEATURE(`dnsbl',`bl.spamcop.net',`Rejected - see 
> http://spamcop.net/')dnl
> 
> m4 cf/cobalt.mc >/etc/mail/spamblock.cf
> 
> Then go to the /etc/mail directory and backup and copy over the
> sendmail.cf file:
> 
> cd /etc/mail
> mv sendmail.cf sendmail.cf.orig
> cp spamblock.cf sendmail.cf
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail restart
> 
> 

What if you dont rebuild it but add it directly to the sendmail.cf ?? Will 
that kill popb4smtp too ?
Just wondering.

R.