[ale] the _REAL_REASON_ for the admin change

[Jim Popovitch]

Aggression is a good thing, these days, when trying to thwart spam.
No DNSBL is perfect, but most are reasonable.

-Jim .P



On 2/20/08, Bob Toxen <transam at verysecurelinux.com> wrote:
> I find sorbs.net to be too aggressive.
>
> Bob Toxen
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>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 12:16:14AM -0500, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> > 2008/2/20 Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>:
> > > Clearly, spamassassin needs some tuning on the new server.
> >
> > spamassassin should be at least the 3rd level protection, after
> > ClamAV.  First line should be DNSBLs at the MTA.
> >
> > Add these to sendmail.mc and recompile it:
> >
> > FEATURE(`enhdnsbl', `dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net', `Rejected by DNSBL')dnl
> > FEATURE(`enhdnsbl', `dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net', `Rejected by DNSBL')dnl
> > FEATURE(`enhdnsbl', `zen.spamhaus.org', `Rejected by DNSBL')dnl
> > FEATURE(`enhdnsbl', `dnsbl.sorbs.net', `Rejected by DNSBL')dnl
> >
> >
> > -Jim P.
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