Sendmail reject trumps whitelist?

[Brett Charbeneau]

Greetings all,

 	I've set up sendmail to reject incoming messages with a 554 error if 
they are listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net by sticking this line in my sendmail.mc file:

FEATURE(`dnsbl',`dnsbl.sorbs.net',`"554 Rejected " $&{client_addr} > " 
BLACKLISTED found in dnsbl.sorbs.net"')dnl

 	Now this list tends to get mad a AOL and Hotmail mail servers for 
obvious reasons and therefore ALL mail from these domains, legit or not, gets 
rejected.
 	I'm trying to figure out if a sender's address is specifically 
whitelisted in MS *AND* their server is on dnsbl.sorbs.net if the sender will 
get rejected or allowed for delivery.
 	I'm betting the Sendmail reject comes first in the process, but I'm 
asking those in the know to be sure...

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Brett Charbeneau
Network Administrator
Williamsburg Regional Library
7770 Croaker Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188-7064
(757)259-4044          www.wrl.org
(757)259-4079 (fax)    brett at wrl.org
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