SURBL not working properly in MailScanner 4.35.9

[Alden Levy]

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> Date:    Fri, 5 Nov 2004 10:26:56 +0100
> From:    Jan-Peter Koopmann <Jan-Peter.Koopmann at SECEIDOS.DE>
> Subject: Re: SURBL not working properly in MailScanner 4.35.9
>
> On Friday, November 05, 2004 9:12 AM MailScanner mailing list wrote:
>
>> Would you mind sharing how to put init.pre and 25_uribl.c in
>> spam.assassin.prefs.conf file ?
>
> There is no need for putting anything in spam.assassin.prefs.conf as far
> as I know. If you have=20
>
> loadplugin Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::URIDNSBL
>
> in your init.pre that should be sufficient. Please run a testmessage
> through spamassassin with the debugging option
>
> spamassassin -D < testmessage
>
> and analyze the output. It did not work here at first until I figured
> out that Net::DNS was either not installed or the wrong version (can't
> remember). The debug log should show you though.
>
> Kind regards,
>   JP
>
JP,
You may be on to something with Net::DNS, although it *seems* to work.
The output of spamassassin -D < testmessage (with a SURBL URL in it) is
correct with a standard setup.

My Net::DNS is 0.48, but when I try to force install (with cpan), I get a
few errors when I enable the Internet tests:
t/00-load..................ok
t/00-pod...................ok
t/00-version...............ok
t/01-resolver-env..........ok
t/01-resolver-file.........ok
        7/8 skipped: Could not read configuration file
t/01-resolver-opt..........ok
t/01-resolver..............ok
t/02-header................ok
t/03-question..............ok
t/04-packet-unique-push....ok
t/04-packet................ok
t/05-rr-sshfp..............skipped
        all skipped: Digest::BubbleBabble not installed.
t/05-rr-txt................ok
t/05-rr-unknown............ok
t/05-rr....................ok
t/06-update................ok
t/07-misc..................ok
t/08-online................ok
t/09-tkey..................ok
t/10-recurse...............ok 2/12Server [198.41.0.4] did not give answers
at /root/.cpan/build/Net-DNS-0.48/blib/lib/Net/DNS/Resolver/Recurse.pm
line 73.
t/10-recurse...............NOK 4
#     Failed test (t/10-recurse.t at line 30)
t/10-recurse...............NOK 5
#     Failed test (t/10-recurse.t at line 36)
Can't call method "answer" on an undefined value at t/10-recurse.t line 37.
# Looks like you planned 12 tests but only ran 5.
# Looks like your test died just after 5.
t/10-recurse...............dubious
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
Scalar found where operator expected at (eval 154) line 1, near "'int'
$__val"
        (Missing operator before   $__val?)
DIED. FAILED tests 4-12
        Failed 9/12 tests, 25.00% okay
Failed Test    Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
t/10-recurse.t  255 65280    12   16 133.33%  4-12
1 test and 7 subtests skipped.
Failed 1/20 test scripts, 95.00% okay. 9/872 subtests failed, 98.97% okay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 2
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
Running make install
cpan> force install Net::DNSRunning Mkbootstrap for Net::DNS ()
chmod 644 DNS.bs
rm -f blib/arch/auto/Net/DNS/DNS.so
LD_RUN_PATH="/lib" gcc  -shared -L/usr/local/lib DNS.o  -o
blib/arch/auto/Net/DNS/DNS.so   -lresolv
chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/Net/DNS/DNS.so
cp DNS.bs blib/arch/auto/Net/DNS/DNS.bs
chmod 644 blib/arch/auto/Net/DNS/DNS.bs
Files found in blib/arch: installing files in blib/lib into architecture
dependent library tree
Writing
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/Net/DNS/.packlist
Appending installation info to
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi/perllocal.pod
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK

I'd love to go back to using SURBL the "normal" way, so any advice is
appreciated.

I've attached my s.a.prefs.conf for others to use (e.g., Remco) until we
fix this problem.

Thanks,
Alden

Alden Levy
Engine No. 9, Inc.
130 West 57th Street, Suite 12E
New York, NY 10019
(212) 981-1122
(212) 725-7202 (fax)

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