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, 
>
>
> Have sendmail "OK" aol.com and hotmail.com and let mailscanner deal
> with what is spam or not for those two domains

 	Ah, so!
 	Good idea, Res - many thanks. Sendmail took my

Spam:*aol.com		FRIEND

 	so I think I'm in business.
 	Thanks to all who offered suggestions and ideas!



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Brett Charbeneau
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Williamsburg Regional Library
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