MailScanner and ORDB rbl

[Steen, Glenn]

Probably nothing... You don't control the TTL of cached entries.
I'd guess that the cache got cleared by the restart.

-- Glenn

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Michael H. Martel
> Sent: den 4 januari 2005 17:24
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: MailScanner and ORDB rbl
> 
> 
> Hello!
> 
> A Mail Server at one of my colleges was listed as an Open 
> Relay.  It was
> and it is now fixed.  It was re-submitted and now when I do a 
> lookup I get
> this result :
> 
> This host is not listed in ORDB as an open mail relay
> 
> Main database status for vtcmail1.vtc.vsc.edu (155.42.16.30)
> 
> The host vtcmail1.vtc.vsc.edu is not in the main database
> 
> Queue status for vtcmail1.vtc.vsc.edu (155.42.16.30)
> Last added to the queue by:     155.42.89.158
> Last added to the queue at:     2004-12-30 14:15 GMT
> This submission has been confirmed
> Teststatus: All probes have been dispatched
> 
> 
> However, earlier today I've been getting mail tagged by MailScanner as
> possible spam because it believes that this server is still 
> an Open Relay.
> 
> 
> If I perform the following command, I see that it appears to 
> still be an
> Open Relay.
> 
> [mhm06090 at sage .procmail]$ nslookup 30.16.42.155.relays.ordb.org
> Note:  nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases.
> Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead.  Run 
> nslookup with
> the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing.
> Server:         155.42.1.7
> Address:        155.42.1.7#53
> 
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   30.16.42.155.relays.ordb.org
> Address: 127.0.0.2
> 
> 
> Trying a machine that I know isn't in the list, returns the expected
> results.
> 
> [mhm06090 at sage .procmail]$ nslookup 49.1.42.155.relays.ordb.org
> Note:  nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases.
> Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead.  Run 
> nslookup with
> the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing.
> Server:         155.42.1.7
> Address:        155.42.1.7#53
> 
> ** server can't find 49.1.42.155.relays.ordb.org: NXDOMAIN
> 
> 
> I restarted my named process on my DNS server (155.42.1.7), and now it
> returns correctly.  What have I configured wrong on my DNS 
> server that it's
> doing this?
> 
> [mhm06090 at sage .procmail]$ nslookup 30.16.42.155.relays.ordb.org
> Note:  nslookup is deprecated and may be removed from future releases.
> Consider using the `dig' or `host' programs instead.  Run 
> nslookup with
> the `-sil[ent]' option to prevent this message from appearing.
> Server:         155.42.1.7
> Address:        155.42.1.7#53
> 
> ** server can't find 30.16.42.155.relays.ordb.org: NXDOMAIN
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Michael
> 
> --
> 
>   --------------------------------o---------------------------------
>    Michael H. Martel              | Systems Administrator
>    martelm at quark.vsc.edu          | Vermont State Colleges
>    http://probe.vsc.edu/~michael  | PH:802-241-2544 FX:802-241-3363
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