Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ 550 dnsbl revisited

[Beheer <bno@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 31 July 2003 08:43, Robbert Hamburg wrote:
> 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.
>


I'll try it sometime. it is no big deal to me, because i do not need pop 
before smtp, i posted it merely because my initial question was for 550 
issues, and this seems to qualify as one for future use.

B.