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Posted to users@spamassassin.apache.org by Martin Gregorie <ma...@gregorie.org> on 2008/12/02 11:27:05 UTC
whitelist_from_rcvd parsing error
I've been reading threads saying that whitelist_from is spoofable and
that I should be using whitelist_from_rcvd instead, so I checked the
three whitelist entries I use to whitelist_from_rcvd. Here is an
example:
whitelist_from_rcvd *@ludolph.de
However, I'm getting them rejected with the message:
config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, "*@ludolph.de" is not valid
for "whitelist_from_rcvd", skipping: whitelist_from_rcvd *@ludolph.de
Two specify the sender as *@example.com format and the third is a full
name like sender@example.com - these were acceptable as arguments for
whitelist_from. I can't find anything in the wiki or on the SA website
that shows the valid arguments for whitelist_from_rcvd, so what am I
doing wrong?
Martin
Re: whitelist_from_rcvd parsing error
Posted by Martin Gregorie <ma...@gregorie.org>.
On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 05:55 -0500, Matt Kettler wrote:
> You need a second parameter to whitelist_from_rcvd. The second parameter
> is the hostname (or fragment thereof) that should be found in the
> Received: headers generated by the last internal host (ie: your mx).
> This part does assume that you have trusted_networks configured
> properly, or that the auto-guesser works for your network (it won't if
> your MX is NATed).
>
Thanks. I listed my ISP's mailserver in trusted_networks and added it to
the whitelist_from_rcvd entries. That looks to be working.
Martin
Re: whitelist_from_rcvd parsing error
Posted by Matt Kettler <mk...@verizon.net>.
Martin Gregorie wrote:
> I've been reading threads saying that whitelist_from is spoofable and
> that I should be using whitelist_from_rcvd instead, so I checked the
> three whitelist entries I use to whitelist_from_rcvd. Here is an
> example:
>
> whitelist_from_rcvd *@ludolph.de
>
> However, I'm getting them rejected with the message:
>
> config: SpamAssassin failed to parse line, "*@ludolph.de" is not valid
> for "whitelist_from_rcvd", skipping: whitelist_from_rcvd *@ludolph.de
>
> Two specify the sender as *@example.com format and the third is a full
> name like sender@example.com - these were acceptable as arguments for
> whitelist_from. I can't find anything in the wiki or on the SA website
> that shows the valid arguments for whitelist_from_rcvd, so what am I
> doing wrong?
>
You need a second parameter to whitelist_from_rcvd. The second parameter
is the hostname (or fragment thereof) that should be found in the
Received: headers generated by the last internal host (ie: your mx).
This part does assume that you have trusted_networks configured
properly, or that the auto-guesser works for your network (it won't if
your MX is NATed).
As for documentation, man Mail::SpamAssassin::Conf.
Or the web copy of the same text for version 3.2.x:
http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.2.x/doc/Mail_SpamAssassin_Conf.html#whitelist_and_blacklist_options
Re: whitelist_from_rcvd parsing error
Posted by Kai Schaetzl <ma...@conactive.com>.
Martin Gregorie wrote on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:42:37 +0000:
> at the end of the INSTALL document it says to
> look at the USAGE document, but if this still exists it is not mentioned
> on the 'Doc' page.
/usr/share/doc/spamassassin-3.2.5/USAGE
> I admit I skipped over the Mail::Spamassassin::Conf because I thought it
> was just more module documentation
It's the most important part of the documentation, I'd say, as it explains
how to configure SA.
Kai
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Re: whitelist_from_rcvd parsing error
Posted by Martin Gregorie <ma...@gregorie.org>.
On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 11:55 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote:
> Martin Gregorie wrote on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:27:05 +0000:
>
> > I can't find anything in the wiki or on the SA website
> > that shows the valid arguments for whitelist_from_rcvd, so what am I
> > doing wrong?
>
> Please?
> http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.2.x/doc/Mail_SpamAssassin_Conf.html
> Is this the first time that you actually look at this documentation?
>
First time I looked for this item. Its not exactly easy to find from the
documentation page: right at the end of the INSTALL document it says to
look at the USAGE document, but if this still exists it is not mentioned
on the 'Doc' page.
I admit I skipped over the Mail::Spamassassin::Conf because I thought it
was just more module documentation, but OTOH it wasn't mentioned in the
FAQ and not found by a search for 'whitelist_from_rcvd.
Martin
Re: whitelist_from_rcvd parsing error
Posted by Kai Schaetzl <ma...@conactive.com>.
Martin Gregorie wrote on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:27:05 +0000:
> I can't find anything in the wiki or on the SA website
> that shows the valid arguments for whitelist_from_rcvd, so what am I
> doing wrong?
Please?
http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.2.x/doc/Mail_SpamAssassin_Conf.html
Is this the first time that you actually look at this documentation?
Kai
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