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

[Dave Shariff Yadallee - System Administrator a.k.a. The Root of the Problem]

On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 01:11:25PM -0700, Scott Silva wrote:
> 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.
> 
> -- 
> 
> MailScanner is like deodorant...
> You hope everybody uses it, and
> you notice quickly if they don't!!!!
>

And tweaked accordingly. 

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