SV: OT: how to set up an RBL

[Anders Andersson, IT]

> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: Malcolm Ray [mailto:M.Ray at ULCC.AC.UK] 
> > Hi
> > I know this is OT so I'll make it short.
> > Ive search but cant find any good source on how to set up 
> an RBL. It 
> > will be strickly for our companys use. Anyone have a link 
> where I can 
> > find good and practical information.
> >
> > /Anders
> 
> What guidance are you looking for, exactly?  How to set up a 
> nameserver? What to put in the zonefile?  How to automate the 
> zonefile maintenance?

To be honest, I kinda know how it works and no prob setting up the
nameserver but not sure how to set the RBL regarding zonefiles etc..
-how would the zone file look like?
-the automatic thingy :) (Im a looser on scripts so examples etc would be
nice)

All help would be appreciated or just links to good information on how to do
it.

/Anders

> 
> An RBL server is just a nameserver with DNS zone(s) 
> structured in a particular way.  If your company already runs 
> its own nameserver(s), it's likely that your nameserver 
> administrator already knows how to run an RBL, or will once 
> they're told what lookups it needs to support (e.g. show them 
http://www.mail-abuse.org/rbl/usage.html).  If your company doesn't run
nameservers, then you could start by looking at the O'Reilly 'cricket' book
('DNS and BIND') to see what's involved.  Beware: although nameserver
administration isn't rocket science, most people seem to find the learning
process quite hard.