Mailscanner - large deployment

traced at xpear.de traced at xpear.de
Thu Nov 20 15:09:42 GMT 2008


Hi,

you could use the implemented XML-RPC function to do that.
Every server has its own quarantine on hdd, and you have one database
server where you can manage
the others, and release messages etc. But this is rarely documented...

Regards,
Bastian

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:52:47 +0000, Paulo Roncon
<paulo-m-roncon at ptinovacao.pt> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm thinking on building a farm of servers with mailscanner. My question
is
> related to the quarantine mantainance: Should i implement a shared
médium
> to store the files, or should every server in the farm have its on
> quarantine directory?
> This is important because i need to implement a way to inform the users
> that there's quarantined email, and its location.
> I'm thinking of mailscanner + sendmail + mailwatch
> 
> Can you please advise?
> 
> Paulo Sergio
> Portugal Telecom
> 
> 
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> Today's Topics:
> 
>    1. Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) (Rick Duval)
>    2. Re: MailScanner's /usr/sbin/update_spammassassin doesn't
>       restart   spamd (Mark Sapiro)
>    3. Re: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) (Martin Hepworth)
>    4. RE: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) (Stef Morrell)
>    5. Re: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) (Martin Hepworth)
>    6. Re: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) (Eduardo Casarero)
>    7. RE: Message rules don't work, but if message forwarded, it
>       does??? (Chris Barber)
>    8. Re: MailScanner's /usr/sbin/update_spammassassin doesn't
>       restart   spamd (Kai Schaetzl)
>    9. RE: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) (Stef Morrell)
>   10. Re: Message rules don't work, but if message forwarded, it
>       does??? (Scott Silva)
>   11. RE: Message rules don't work, but if message forwarded, it
>       does??? (Chris Barber)
>   12. How to test RBL lookups in MailScanner? (Chris Barber)
>   13. Re: How to test RBL lookups in MailScanner? (Martin Hepworth)
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:45:32 -0500
> From: "Rick Duval" <rick at duvals.ca>
> Subject: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd)
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Message-ID:
>         <4baa40ce0811190745t4367c707na3d62a864f8b1e65 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> 
> Tailing the maillog I get
> 
> Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) Exiting!
> 
> I'm using MailSCanner 4.68.8
> 
> Can someone help me with this?
> 
> THanks
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:46:55 -0800
> From: Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>
> Subject: Re: MailScanner's /usr/sbin/update_spammassassin doesn't
>         restart spamd
> To: MailScanner discussion <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Message-ID: <20081119154655.GA412 at msapiro>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:31:21PM +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote:
>> Mark Sapiro wrote on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:29:45 -0800:
>>
>> > It does the sa-compile if you have an uncommented
>> >
>> > loadplugin Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::Rule2XSBody
>> >
>> > in /etc/mail/spamassassin/*pre
>>
>> I don't see this. Where's your knowledge from?
>>
> 
> 
> The following in /usr/sbin/update_spamassassin
> 
> # If we have sa-compile and they are using the Rule2XSBody plugin then
> compile
> if test -x $SACOMPILE && grep -q '^loadplugin.*Rule2XSBody'
> /etc/mail/spamassassin/*pre 2>/dev/null ; then
>   $SACOMPILE >>$LOGFILE 2>&1
> fi
> 
> --
> Mark Sapiro mark at msapiro net       The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:18:25 +0000
> From: "Martin Hepworth" <maxsec at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd)
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Message-ID:
>         <72cf361e0811190818n715716e5q4808999a66ed3746 at mail.gmail.com>
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> 
> 2008/11/19 Rick Duval <rick at duvals.ca>:
>> Tailing the maillog I get
>>
>> Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) Exiting!
>>
>> I'm using MailSCanner 4.68.8
>>
>> Can someone help me with this?
>>
>> THanks
>> --
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>>
>> Before posting, read http://wiki.mailscanner.info/posting
>>
>> Support MailScanner development - buy the book off the website!
>>
> 
> 
> Hi
> check your clamd setup (clamd.conf) has the socket in the same
> location as you've defined in MailScanner.conf
> 
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Oxford, UK
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:21:32 -0000
> From: "Stef Morrell" <stef at aoc-uk.com>
> Subject: RE: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd)
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Message-ID: <200811191621.mAJGLYDi018166 at safir.blacknight.ie>
> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Rick Duval wrote:
>> Tailing the maillog I get
>>
>> Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) Exiting!
>>
>> I'm using MailSCanner 4.68.8
>>
>> Can someone help me with this?
> 
> You need to ensure that the settings in MailScanner.conf:
> 
> # Clamd only: configuration options for using the clamd daemon.
> # 1. The port to use when communicating with clamd via TCP connection
> # 2. The Socket, or IP to use for communicating with the clamd Daemon.
> #    You enter either the full path to the UNIX socket file or the IP
> #    address the daemon is listening on.
> # 3. The ClamD Lock file should be created by clamd init script in most
> #    cases. If it is not then the entry should be blank.
> # 4. If MailScanner is running on a system with more then 1 CPU core (or
> #    more than 1 CPU) then you can set "Clamd Use Threads" to "yes" to
> #    speed up the scanning, otherwise there is no advantage and it
> should
> #    be set to "no".
> #
> # None of these options can be the filenames of rulesets, they must be
> just
> # simple values.
> Clamd Port = 3310
> Clamd Socket = /tmp/clamd
> 
> Are the same as the settings in clamd.conf:
> 
> # Path to a local socket file the daemon will listen on.
> # Default: disabled
> LocalSocket /tmp/clamd
> 
> Regards
> 
> Stef
> --
> Stefan Morrell          | Operations Director
> Tel: 0845 3452820       | Alpha Omega Computers Ltd
> Fax: 0845 3452830       | Incorporating Level 5 Internet
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> 
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:28:51 +0000
> From: "Martin Hepworth" <maxsec at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd)
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Message-ID:
>         <72cf361e0811190828j529f3d2bm872e0048010ec5cc at mail.gmail.com>
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> 
> 2008/11/19 Stef Morrell <stef at aoc-uk.com>:
>> Rick Duval wrote:
>>> Tailing the maillog I get
>>>
>>> Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) Exiting!
>>>
>>> I'm using MailSCanner 4.68.8
>>>
>>> Can someone help me with this?
>>
>> You need to ensure that the settings in MailScanner.conf:
>>
>> # Clamd only: configuration options for using the clamd daemon.
>> # 1. The port to use when communicating with clamd via TCP connection
>> # 2. The Socket, or IP to use for communicating with the clamd Daemon.
>> #    You enter either the full path to the UNIX socket file or the IP
>> #    address the daemon is listening on.
>> # 3. The ClamD Lock file should be created by clamd init script in most
>> #    cases. If it is not then the entry should be blank.
>> # 4. If MailScanner is running on a system with more then 1 CPU core (or
>> #    more than 1 CPU) then you can set "Clamd Use Threads" to "yes" to
>> #    speed up the scanning, otherwise there is no advantage and it
>> should
>> #    be set to "no".
>> #
>> # None of these options can be the filenames of rulesets, they must be
>> just
>> # simple values.
>> Clamd Port = 3310
>> Clamd Socket = /tmp/clamd
>>
>> Are the same as the settings in clamd.conf:
>>
>> # Path to a local socket file the daemon will listen on.
>> # Default: disabled
>> LocalSocket /tmp/clamd
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Stef
>> --
>> Stefan Morrell          | Operations Director
>> Tel: 0845 3452820       | Alpha Omega Computers Ltd
>> Fax: 0845 3452830       | Incorporating Level 5 Internet
>> stef at aoc-uk.com         | stef at l5net.net
>>
>> Standard Disclaimer: http://www.aoc-uk.com/16.asp
>>
>> Alpha Omega Computers Ltd, Unit 57, BBTC, Grange Road, Batley, WF17 6ER.
>> Registered in England No. 3867142.  VAT No. GB734421454
>> --
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>>
>> Before posting, read http://wiki.mailscanner.info/posting
>>
>> Support MailScanner development - buy the book off the website!
>>
> 
> 
> Stef
> and you're running clamd as what user? and is this user is consistent
> with what you've got setup in MailScanner.conf?
> 
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Oxford, UK
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:05:40 -0200
> From: "Eduardo Casarero" <ecasarero at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd)
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Message-ID:
>         <7d9b3cf20811190905x7fbddebdp1204be1587074cc6 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> 
> some clamav installations put the socket in /tmp/clamd.socket by default
an
> MS config has /tmp/clamd make them match
> 
> 2008/11/19 Rick Duval <rick at duvals.ca>
> 
>> Tailing the maillog I get
>>
>> Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) Exiting!
>>
>> I'm using MailSCanner 4.68.8
>>
>> Can someone help me with this?
>>
>> THanks
>> --
>> MailScanner mailing list
>> mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
>> http://lists.mailscanner.info/mailman/listinfo/mailscanner
>>
>> Before posting, read http://wiki.mailscanner.info/posting
>>
>> Support MailScanner development - buy the book off the website!
>>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:08:37 -0500
> From: "Chris Barber" <cbarber at techquility.net>
> Subject: RE: Message rules don't work, but if message forwarded, it
>         does???
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
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> 2008/11/6 Chris Barber <cbarber at techquility.net>:
>>>
>>>
>>> Glenn,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply. You had me scared for a second there, but no
>> there
>>> was no white listing going on. I verified the envelope addresses.
> This
>>> issue seems to happen randomly a least a couple times a day to some
>>> users.
>>>
>>> Any other ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>Didn't mean to scare you, just point at one (semi-obvious:-)
>> possibility....:-)
>>>When it happens do you see anything ... curious .... in the logs?
>>>Nothing about "Unscanned" messages or timeouts or suchlike?
>>>Also... Tell a bit about versions etc, since this just might be a
>>>known bug/issue...
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>--
>>>-- Glenn
>>>email: glenn < dot > steen < at > gmail < dot > com
>>>work: glenn < dot > steen < at > ap1 < dot > se
>>
>>
>> I don't see anything unusual in the logs. No timeouts and nothing
> about
>> unscanned that I can see. MailScanner processes the message normally
> it
>> seems.
>>
>> It gets an SA score, but the only rules that hit are:
>> 0.10 BAYES_50 Bayesian spam probability is 40 to 60%
>> 0.00 HTML_MESSAGE HTML included in message
>> -0.00 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record
>>
>> Then when the same message is forwarded to me from the user, (Through
>> the same MailScanner server) the rule hits show:
>> -0.74 BAYES_20 Bayesian spam probability is 5 to 20%
>> 0.00 HTML_MESSAGE HTML included in message
>> 2.96 URIBL_BLACK Contains an URL listed in the URIBL blacklist
>> 3.50 URIBL_OB_SURBL Contains an URL listed in the OB SURBL blocklist
>>
>> Notice that now the URL is beting detected, but why not before?
>>
>> Versions:
>> Cent OS 5.2
>> MailScanner 4.72.5
>> Spamassassin 3.2.5
>> Perl 5.8.8
>> MIME::Tools 5.427
>> HTML::Parser 3.56
>>
>> Let me know if there are versions of anything else you would like to
> see
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Chris
>>
>>Could perhaps be a "timing issue"....:-)
>>Meaning the URI wasn't in the BL when MS first asked... but when the
>>user resent it to you.... the BL had been updated. These things have a
>>tendency to be really short-lived and ... bursty... so if there is any
>>somewhat significant amount of time between the initial mail and the
>>user forwarding it to you... say a few hours... that might explain it
>>all.
>>In which case... all is well ...:-)
>>
>>Cheers
>>--
>>-- Glenn
>>email: glenn < dot > steen < at > gmail < dot > com
>>work: glenn < dot > steen < at > ap1 < dot > se
> 
> I agree that this timing issue is probably the cause for some of these.
> However there are many of these for one of my users almost every day. I
> have her forwarding them to me right after she gets them and they are
> blocked.
> 
> Scott mentioned running MailScanner --lint, MailScanner --debug
> --debug-sa
> I did this and I don't see any errors. I can see the URI_OB_SURBL rule
> (for example) run and successfully score the message. Is it possible
> that this is timing out sometimes? I have not seen a timeout but I am
> grasping at straws at this point to figure out why the URL in the
> message seems to be ignored the first time, then 5 min later when the
> message is forwarded back to me (Going through the same MailScanner
> server), it gets caught?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:31:19 +0100
> From: Kai Schaetzl <maillists at conactive.com>
> Subject: Re: MailScanner's /usr/sbin/update_spammassassin doesn't
>         restart spamd
> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> Message-ID: <VA.00003490.25a623f3 at news.conactive.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> 
> Mark Sapiro wrote on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:46:55 -0800:
> 
>> The following in /usr/sbin/update_spamassassin
> 
> Oh, I missed that part in your original message. I have an old version of
> that script in /etc/cron.daily which lacks this section and was assuming
> you meant to say that sa-update itself is compiling after the download.
> Thanks for reminding me of that location.
> 
> Kai
> 
> --
> Kai Sch?tzl, Berlin, Germany
> Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:39:27 -0000
> From: "Stef Morrell" <stef at aoc-uk.com>
> Subject: RE: Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd)
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
> Message-ID: <200811191739.mAJHdU2f020719 at safir.blacknight.ie>
> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Martin Hepworth wrote:
>> 2008/11/19 Stef Morrell <stef at aoc-uk.com>:
>>> Rick Duval wrote:
>>>> Tailing the maillog I get
>>>>
>>>> Cannot find Socket (/tmp/clamd) Exiting!
>>>>
>>>> I'm using MailSCanner 4.68.8
>>>>
>>>> Can someone help me with this?
>>>
>>> You need to ensure that the settings in MailScanner.conf:
>>>
> <snip examples from conf files>
>>
>> Stef
>> and you're running clamd as what user? and is this user is
>> consistent with what you've got setup in MailScanner.conf?
>>
> 
> Martin - I'm confused. I was trying to answer Rick's question. Looks
> like we pressed "send" fairly well at the same time. My setup is working
> just fine :)
> 
> Seeing as you ask, I suspect clamd is running as root. I installed it
> from Jules' SA+Clam then added a start stop script into /etc/rc.
> Possibly not the most secure, but as I have no local users to exploit
> it, I don't much care. MailScanner runs as Postfix.
> 
> Stef
> --
> Stefan Morrell          | Operations Director
> Tel: 0845 3452820       | Alpha Omega Computers Ltd
> Fax: 0845 3452830       | Incorporating Level 5 Internet
> stef at aoc-uk.com         | stef at l5net.net
> 
> Standard Disclaimer: http://www.aoc-uk.com/16.asp
> 
> Alpha Omega Computers Ltd, Unit 57, BBTC, Grange Road, Batley, WF17 6ER.
> Registered in England No. 3867142.  VAT No. GB734421454
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:05:12 -0800
> From: Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com>
> Subject: Re: Message rules don't work, but if message forwarded, it
>         does???
> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> Message-ID: <gg1rhp$rfn$1 at ger.gmane.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> 
> <snip>
>> I agree that this timing issue is probably the cause for some of these.
>> However there are many of these for one of my users almost every day. I
>> have her forwarding them to me right after she gets them and they are
>> blocked.
>>
>> Scott mentioned running MailScanner --lint, MailScanner --debug
>> --debug-sa
>> I did this and I don't see any errors. I can see the URI_OB_SURBL rule
>> (for example) run and successfully score the message. Is it possible
>> that this is timing out sometimes? I have not seen a timeout but I am
>> grasping at straws at this point to figure out why the URL in the
>> message seems to be ignored the first time, then 5 min later when the
>> message is forwarded back to me (Going through the same MailScanner
>> server), it gets caught?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
> Is the server natted? Does it have a real public IP address or is it port
> forwarded from another server?
> 
> Can you follow the chain of the headers back on both a missed message and
> after it has been forwarded to you?
> 
> I am still leaning toward this being some sort of trust path issue in
> spamassassin, although it could be a net timeout. The lookup might time
out
> just before the result comes back, and on the resend the lookup is in the
> local cache and hits. Have you tried setting your spammassassin timeouts
> longer?
> 
> Do you have any full examples of a missed message, and one that hits
right
> afterwards? Either full queue files or complete RFC 822 (2822) messages.
> 
> 
> --
> MailScanner is like deodorant...
> You hope everybody uses it, and
> you notice quickly if they don't!!!!
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> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:20:21 -0500
> From: "Chris Barber" <cbarber at techquility.net>
> Subject: RE: Message rules don't work, but if message forwarded, it
>         does???
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
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> 
> <snip>
>> I agree that this timing issue is probably the cause for some of these.
>> However there are many of these for one of my users almost every day.
>> I have her forwarding them to me right after she gets them and they
>> are blocked.
>>
>> Scott mentioned running MailScanner --lint, MailScanner --debug
>> --debug-sa I did this and I don't see any errors. I can see the
>> URI_OB_SURBL rule (for example) run and successfully score the
>> message. Is it possible that this is timing out sometimes? I have not
>> seen a timeout but I am grasping at straws at this point to figure out
>> why the URL in the message seems to be ignored the first time, then 5
>> min later when the message is forwarded back to me (Going through the
>> same MailScanner server), it gets caught?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>>Is the server natted? Does it have a real public IP address or is it port
>>forwarded from another server?
>>
>>Can you follow the chain of the headers back on both a missed message and
>>after it has been forwarded to you?
>>
>>I am still leaning toward this being some sort of trust path issue in
>>spamassassin, although it could be a net timeout. The lookup might time
>>out >just before the result comes back, and on the resend the lookup is
in
>>the local cache and hits. Have you tried setting your spammassassin
>>timeouts >longer?
>>
>>Do you have any full examples of a missed message, and one that hits
right
>>afterwards? Either full queue files or complete RFC 822 (2822) messages.
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> Yes this server is natted behind a Cisco ASA. Port 25 is forwarded to the
> MailScanner machine. Out of curiosity, where are you headed with this
> question?
> 
> I followed the headers and it looks correct. I can see the message travel
> to my MailScanner server and then on to the customers mail server. On the
> forwarded message, I see it go from the customers mail server directly to
> my MailScanner server and then on to my internal mail server. Is this
what
> you mean by follow the chain?
> 
> I actually have increased my Spamassassin timeout to 120 seconds. Is
there
> some other type of timeout I should/could be watching for?
> 
> I've attached the message queue files and named them accordingly. Let me
> know if this is not the format you requested.
> 
> Thanks again for the assistance!
> Chris
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> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:26:50 -0500
> From: "Chris Barber" <cbarber at techquility.net>
> Subject: How to test RBL lookups in MailScanner?
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
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> Hi All,
> 
> This might be obvious and I apologize in advance, but how can I test if
> MailScanner is testing messages for RBL (Spam List)? I tried running
> MailScanner --debug --debug-sa and I don't see anything about it, unless
> I'm missing something.
> 
> I normally have my MTA do RBL lookups but there are a few other lists I
> want to try out. I don't want to try a new list on the MTA since it
> outright rejects messages that hit the lists. For testing purposes, I
want
> MailScanner to check these other RBL's and then quarantine the message.
My
> users can then release the message if it is a false positive. Once
> satisfied with a list choice, I'll then move it to the MTA.
> 
> Running MailScanner version 4.72.5
> I have enabled the Spam List option and I populated the spam.lists.conf
> file with the new RBL I want to test.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:25:46 +0000
> From: "Martin Hepworth" <maxsec at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: How to test RBL lookups in MailScanner?
> To: "MailScanner discussion" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
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> 
> 2008/11/20 Chris Barber <cbarber at techquility.net>:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> This might be obvious and I apologize in advance, but how can I test if
>> MailScanner is testing messages for RBL (Spam List)? I tried running
>> MailScanner --debug --debug-sa and I don't see anything about it, unless
>> I'm missing something.
>>
>> I normally have my MTA do RBL lookups but there are a few other lists I
>> want to try out. I don't want to try a new list on the MTA since it
>> outright rejects messages that hit the lists. For testing purposes, I
>> want MailScanner to check these other RBL's and then quarantine the
>> message. My users can then release the message if it is a false
positive.
>> Once satisfied with a list choice, I'll then move it to the MTA.
>>
>> Running MailScanner version 4.72.5
>> I have enabled the Spam List option and I populated the spam.lists.conf
>> file with the new RBL I want to test.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
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> 
> I find the best way to do the RBL's in spamassassin, they way it adds
> to the score. You can you multiple RBLs in mailscanner and then say it
> must at least 2 before it's marked as spam, but I prefer the
> spamassassin way.
> 
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Oxford, UK
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