[root@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca: New 550s getting automagically placedinto access file]

[Scott Silva]

Dave Shariff Yadallee - System Administrator a.k.a. The Root of the Problem
spake the following on 5/8/2007 11:36 AM:
> On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 11:06:46AM -0500, Mike Kercher wrote:
>> Dave Shariff Yadallee - System Administrator a.k.a. The Root of
>> theProblem <> wrote on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 10:48 AM:
>>
>> : On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 04:27:29PM +0100, Martin.Hepworth wrote:
>> :: Dave
>> :: 
>> :: There's a CustomFunction called IPBlock that will update this list
>> :: based on number of messages received from an ip-address.....
>> :: 
>> :: Normally it's attached to "Always Looked Up Last" in the following
>> :: manner inside MailScanner.conf..
>> :: 
>> :: Always Looked Up Last = &IPBlock
>> :: 
>> : 
>>
>> : 
>> : 
>> : 
>> : As I said this is set to no;
>> : however, when I did a tail on /etc/mail/acess I got:
>> : 
>> : 
>> : 66.220.2.220    550 Persistent Virus Source
>> : 212.122.114.249 550 Persistent Virus Source
>> : 85.68.131.183   550 Persistent Virus Source
>> : 69.11.213.106   550 Persistent Virus Source
>> : 66.201.40.102   550 Persistent Virus Source
>> : 85.2.209.213    550 Persistent Virus Source
>> : 83.112.32.94    550 Persistent Virus Source
>> : 200.62.150.49   550 We do not accept junk mail
>> : 89.24.82.141    550 We do not accept junk mail
>> : 
>> : 
>> : All that has changed recently is
>> : 
>> : clamd from 0.88.7 to 0.90.2
>> : spamd from 3.1.X to 3.2.0
>> : 
>> : and
>> : 
>> : MailScanner 4.58.9 to 4.59.4-2 just this weekend.
>> : 
>> : 
>> : I would like to turn off the 550 We do not accept junk mail
>> : feature as I would term it to be buggy, however the
>> : Presistent Virus Source can stay for now; get rid of the fraud/Virus
>> : mail thank you.
>> : 
>> :: 
>> :: --
>> :: Martin Hepworth
>> :: Snr Systems Administrator
>> :: Solid State Logic
>> :: Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>> :: 
>> ::: -----Original Message-----
>> ::: From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>> ::: [mailto:mailscanner- bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of
>> ::: Dave Shariff Yadallee - System Administrator a.k.a. The Root of the
>> ::: Problem 
>> ::: Sent: 08 May 2007 16:00
>> ::: To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
>> ::: Subject: [root at doctor.nl2k.ab.ca: New 550s getting automagically
>> ::: placed into access file] 
>> ::: 
>> ::: I have to resend this as I found in my logs the mailscanner.info
>> ::: mailserver got listed as below.
>> ::: 
>> ::: ----- Forwarded message from "Dave Shariff Yadallee -  System
>> ::: Administrator a.k.a. The Root of the Problem"
>> ::: <root at doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> --- -- 
>> ::: 
>> ::: Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 07:44:36 -0600
>> ::: From: "Dave Shariff Yadallee -  System Administrator a.k.a. The
>> ::: Root of the Problem" <root at doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>
>> ::: To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
>> ::: Subject: New 550s getting automagically placed into access file
>> ::: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14
>> ::: 
>> ::: I know there are 3 new packages out for MailScanner, spamd and clamd
>> ::: however I cannot determine with is adding to the /etc/mail/access
>> ::: file 550 We do not accept junk mail .
>> ::: 
>> ::: I need to turn of this feature as it block transmission from
>> ::: secondary to primary. 
>> ::: 
>> ::: Also I am running Botnet 0.7 .
>> ::: 
>> ::: ----- End forwarded message -----
>>
>> Are you running Vispan?
>>
> 
> Yes Vispan 3.0
>  
That is what is adding those entries.

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