RE: [cobalt-users] /etc/mail/access

["William J.A. Brillinger" <billy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:50 PM 23/12/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> Do you have a detailed how to
> > on how to accomplish this?
>
> There are a few in the archives involving editing the
> /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file so you don't mess up the POP before SMTP.
>
> cp /etc/mail/sendmail.cf /etc/mail/sendmail.cf.old
> To make a backup.
>
> Just above the section:
> ###  check_mail -- check SMTP `MAIL FROM:' command argument
>
> ######################################################################
> R$*                     $: $&{client_addr}
> R::ffff:$-.$-.$-.$-     $: <?> $(host $4.$3.$2.$1.sbl.spamhaus.org. $:
> OK $)
> R$-.$-.$-.$-            $: <?> $(host $4.$3.$2.$1.sbl.spamhaus.org. $:
> OK $)
> R<?>OK                  $: OKSOFAR
> R<?>$+                  $#error $@ 5.7.1 $: "Mail from " $&{client_addr}
> " Email blocked using spamhaus - see <http://your.example.com/>"
>
> The above is 5 lines each beginning with "R" in case the lines wrap.
>
> I have it point to a site on my server that explains my blocking instead
> of at some page on Spamhaus the recipient of the rejection might not
> understand.
>
> You can add multiples of the above substituting:
> dnsbl.njabl.org
> cbl.abuseat.org
> and others for sbl.spamhaus.org
>
> After you edit /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail stop
> killall -9 sendmail
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail start
> ps waux | grep sendmail
>
> And you should see accepting connections.

How will this affect mailscanner if it is also running on the system?
- Bill



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