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[Bug 6613] New: SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6613

             Bug #: 6613
           Summary: SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12
           Product: Spamassassin
           Version: 3.3.2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: Rules
        AssignedTo: dev@spamassassin.apache.org
        ReportedBy: software+spamassassin@kd6lvw.ampr.org
    Classification: Unclassified


Since we're already using the SORBS DNSBL combined zone, would it hurt to add
rules for the following result codes?  I couldn't find any prior discussion
regarding them:

       badconf.rhsbl.sorbs.net    127.0.0.11
        nomail.rhsbl.sorbs.net    127.0.0.12

badconf.rhsbl.sorbs.net - List of domain names where the A or MX
                          records point to bad address space.
 nomail.rhsbl.sorbs.net - List of domain names where the owners have
                          indicated no email should ever originate from these
                          domains.

Has anyone tested the usefulness of these response codes yet?

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

Posted by bu...@bugzilla.spamassassin.org.
https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6613

--- Comment #9 from Darxus <Da...@ChaosReigns.com> 2011-06-13 00:01:08 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #8)
> Well, I got an answer - from "Michelle Sullivan" (the SORBS' operator
> pseudonym):

Off topic, but I suspect I wasn't the only one who read that and wondered what
you were talking about:

"I'm 40 year old transsexual girl, I was born to a mans body which for as long
as I can remember I've wished was female.   I am living my life as a woman and
have been for some time." - Michelle Sullivan, previously known as Matthew
Sullivan, who started sorbs.


It seems like rhsbl.sorbs.net probably should be evaluated via mass-check.

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

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--- Comment #5 from D. Stussy <so...@kd6lvw.ampr.org> 2011-06-03 20:39:19 UTC ---
eval:check_rbl_uhandled is an interesting idea, especially for "mass checks" as
it could alert us to the deployment of a new kind of entry (or result code) in
these "combined" DNS databases.  I assume such would require:

1)  An A-RR that is affirmatively returned (so as to exclude timeout, etc.),
and
2)  A flag being [re-]set when another check_rbl_sub matches.

We would have to guarentee that _unhandled() runs AFTER all _sub()s (or at
least, after at least one sub which matches).

Currently, this could be simulated with a meta rule [per DNS list]; correct?

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

Posted by bu...@bugzilla.spamassassin.org.
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--- Comment #3 from Darxus <Da...@ChaosReigns.com> 2011-06-03 19:44:03 UTC ---
I don't know anything that isn't on that page.  I agree that either way, it's
unclear.  I sent a message via their contact form requesting clarification.

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

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--- Comment #7 from D. Stussy <so...@kd6lvw.ampr.org> 2011-06-12 00:16:08 UTC ---
Today, I posted a related query to this issue on Usenet's
news.admin.net-abuse.email group.  Let's see if anyone knows.

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

Posted by bu...@bugzilla.spamassassin.org.
https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6613

Kevin A. McGrail <km...@pccc.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |kmcgrail@pccc.com
   Target Milestone|3.3.2                       |Future
  Status Whiteboard|                            |Needs 2 votes for sandbox
                   |                            |of net rule

--- Comment #10 from Kevin A. McGrail <km...@pccc.com> 2012-01-18 22:50:49 UTC ---
I personally use checking of valid MX's as a very effective anti-spam tool.

This list has merit.  I believe we need a vote to add a net rule to a sandbox. 
I'm +1 to try the rules from Comment 1.

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

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--- Comment #4 from Darxus <Da...@ChaosReigns.com> 2011-06-03 19:53:19 UTC ---
It would be fun if we had the ability to do something like:

header RCVD_IN_SORBS_UNHANDLED       eval:check_rbl_uhandled('sorbs')
describe RCVD_IN_SORBS_UNHANDLED     SORBS: RBL returned unhandled value
<value>

That hit whenever none of the check_rbl_sub()s for a given RBL hit.

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

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Darxus <Da...@ChaosReigns.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Darxus <Da...@ChaosReigns.com> 2011-06-03 18:41:37 UTC ---
http://www.sorbs.net/using.shtml

That is kind of unclear, but rhsbl.sorbs.net is for querying hostnames, and
dnsbl.sorbs.net is for IPs, so we're not already querying a zone containing
this data.  But these should at least be added to somebody's sandbox for
evaluation.

I believe the rules should be:

header   __FROM_SORBS_RHSBL  eval:check_rbl_envfrom('sorbs_rhsbl',
'rhsbl.sorbs.net.')
tflags   __FROM_SORBS_RHSBL  net

header   FROM_SORBS_BADCONF  eval:check_rbl_sub('sorbs_rhsbl', '127.0.0.11')
describe FROM_SORBS_BADCONF  Envelope sender is in badconf.rhsbl.sorbs.net
tflags   FROM_SORBS_BADCONF  net
score    FROM_SORBS_BADCONF  0.001

header   FROM_SORBS_NOMAIL   eval:check_rbl_sub('sorbs_rhsbl', '127.0.0.12')
describe FROM_SORBS_NOMAIL   Envelope sender is in nomail.rhsbl.sorbs.net
tflags   FROM_SORBS_NOMAIL   net
score    FROM_SORBS_NOMAIL   0.001


I have low expectations for badconf.rhsbl.sorbs.net, because it sounds possibly
identical to bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org for which we recently killed the
DNS_FROM_RFC_BOGUSMX rule because it sucked (bug 6526).

Is this enough to get a "[review]" in this bug's summary?  Or should I create a
patch to create myself a sandbox for somebody else to commit?

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

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--- Comment #6 from Darxus <Da...@ChaosReigns.com> 2011-06-11 16:34:29 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> I don't know anything that isn't on that page.  I agree that either way, it's
> unclear.  I sent a message via their contact form requesting clarification.

Got a response from SORBS:

> Thank you for contacting us.
>
> Please provide the listed IP address so I can investigate this further
> for you.

I wish I had the exact text I sent them 8 days ago.  But they at least quoted
the subject:  "RHSBL support - SpamAssassin contributor".  So yeah, their
response, 8 days later, was impressively unrelated to what I asked them.

I do not recommend attempting to communicate with them via
general@support.sorbs.net or their web form that does not require logging in. 
It looks like the only real option is to create an account, log in, and find
some other contact form.  Which I'm not currently in the mood to do.

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[Bug 6613] SORBS DNSBL - Result codes ending .11 and .12

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--- Comment #8 from D. Stussy <so...@kd6lvw.ampr.org> 2011-06-12 23:12:40 UTC ---
Well, I got an answer - from "Michelle Sullivan" (the SORBS' operator
pseudonym):

IP addresses will not result in any positive lookup.  Domain names only.

Therefore, we don't have to worry about these for the IP-based lookups.


Not closing the bug in case the RHSBL rules in comment 1 should be implemented
(in masscheck or not).

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D. Stussy <so...@kd6lvw.ampr.org> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from D. Stussy <so...@kd6lvw.ampr.org> 2011-06-03 19:15:08 UTC ---
If that were true, they shouldn't be listed with the OTHER return codes which
come back for query by IP.  SORBS needs to re-write their page to make such
clear if what you say (query by domain) is the case.

The way I read their list of RC's as presented is that it's POSSIBLE to return
these codes (.11 and .12) in response to a request by IP, as they are part of
the list where all other responses are query by IP.  Therefore, my question.

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