Sendmail reject trumps whitelist?

[Randal, Phil]

In /etc/mail/sendmail.mc, after FEATURE(`access_db,...:

  FEATURE(`delay_checks',`friend')dnl

and  then, in your /etc/mail/access:

Spam:joe at blogs.example.com	FRIEND

or

Spam:example.com			FRIEND

etc

Cheers,

Phil
--
Phil Randal
Network Engineer
Herefordshire Council
Hereford, UK  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info 
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf 
> Of Brett Charbeneau
> Sent: 16 November 2006 17:04
> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> Subject: Sendmail reject trumps whitelist?
> 
> 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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