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Black Lists not working right

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Category: Spam Filter ISP
Forum Name: Spam Filter ISP Support
Forum Description: General support for Spam Filter ISP
URL: https://www.logsat.com/spamfilter/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=936
Printed Date: 05 February 2025 at 1:46am

Topic: Black Lists not working right

Posted By: Guests
Subject: Black Lists not working right
Date Posted: 12 June 2003 at 7:44pm

Here is a nslookup for an IP address:

Name: 39.48.236.66.dnsbl.njabl.org Address: 127.0.0.4

nslookup reported this IP address correctly as a source for spam: .4, however spamfilter doesn't block this IP address. You can add dnsbl.njabl.org to your mars server list and try it.

Replies:

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 12 June 2003 at 9:02pm

tk,

Are you using the line:

dnsbl.njabl.org, true

in your list ?

Abel.

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 June 2003 at 10:40am

Yes, of course.

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 June 2003 at 10:57am

Here is another example: 205.235.69.168

Doing a manual (Check if IP in ORBS) returns this IP address as not black listed. Whereas bl.spamcop.net reports:

205.235.69.168 listed in bl.spamcop.net. ( 127.0.0.2 )

Here is a list of my maps servers:

bl.spamcop.net, true sbl.spamhaus.org, true relays.osirusoft.com, true spam.dnsrbl.net, true dnsbl.njabl.org, true proxies.relays.monkeys.com, true dnsbl.sorbs.net,true

Posted By: LogSat
Date Posted: 13 June 2003 at 12:28pm

Tk,

We tried doing a manual check from SpamFilter's "Check if IP in ORBS", and it correctly reported that it is indeed blacklisted by SpamCop's bl.spamcop.net.

In the list of maps server you pasted there is an extra "e" in the true next to spamcop. Is that a type in the posting or in the SpamFilter's list? If it's like that in SpamFilter it will not work...

Here's the list you pasted:

bl.spamcop.net, true e sbl.spamhaus.org, true relays.osirusoft.com, true spam.dnsrbl.net, true dnsbl.njabl.org, true proxies.relays.monkeys.com, true dnsbl.sorbs.net,true

And here's ours for a comparison:

bl.spamcop.net, true
sbl.spamhaus.org, true
relays.osirusoft.com, true
spam.dnsrbl.net, true
dnsbl.njabl.org, true

Roberto Franceschetti
LogSat Software

Posted By: pcmatt
Date Posted: 15 June 2003 at 10:00pm

TK: I've had the same problems. You probably made a configuration change AFTER the service was started. We always have to reboot our server and then changes to the configuration work fine. This appears to hold true for most any configuration change.

-Matt

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 June 2003 at 9:03am

Thanks. I did'nt actually have to reboot just restarted the service and now the black list seems to be working OK. It was odd some IPs even before the restart would appear correctly but some would not.

Robert, There were no typos in the list, it had to do with restarting the service. Is this a bug or a requirement?

Posted By: pcmatt
Date Posted: 16 June 2003 at 9:08am

We started with version v1.1.2.122 then upgraded to v1.1.2.124 and are running on W2K Server with SP3 and latest hotfixes. What version are you running and on what platform? I can't restart the service.

Thanks, Matt

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 June 2003 at 10:43am

We're running on a NT Server 4.0 SP6. We were trying the .143 beta version but I have never had trouble with restarting the service even on earlier versions.

Posted By: LogSat
Date Posted: 16 June 2003 at 12:36pm

SpamFilter is designed so that you never have to restart the service to make any changes active. So far you and Matt are the only ones experiencing this problem. I'd definetly call it a bug, and are working with Matt to try to find out what the problem is.

If you would like us to access your server to troubleshoot it, please let us know by emailing mailto:support@logsat.com" CLASS="ASPForums" TITLE="WARNING: URL created by poster. - support@logsat.com

Roberto F.
LogSat Software

Posted By: LogSat
Date Posted: 16 June 2003 at 12:44pm

FYI, in the new beta .162 we made major improvements in ensuring the service shuts down properly. It looks much more stable than in the current official retail release.

Roberto Franceschetti
LogSat Software

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