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Posted to users@spamassassin.apache.org by John Ackley <jo...@ackley.net> on 2006/07/08 13:52:26 UTC

RBL lookup error

new to spamassassin
installed three weeks ago v. 3.1.3  on FC5  (domain server)
works great! catches 99+% of spam

ran without errors but now getting many error messages in log file like

49.187.163.66.bl.spamcop.net: RBL lookup error: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=149.187.163.66.bl.spamcop.net type=A: Host not found, try again : 4 Time(s)

I assume it is a complaint about a response from spamcop.net
What is the error?
How do I fix?
TIA

Re: RBL lookup error

Posted by jdow <jd...@earthlink.net>.

From: "John Ackley" <jo...@ackley.net>


> new to spamassassin
> installed three weeks ago v. 3.1.3  on FC5  (domain server)
> works great! catches 99+% of spam
>
> ran without errors but now getting many error messages in log file like
>
> 49.187.163.66.bl.spamcop.net: RBL lookup error: Host or domain name not found. Name 
> service error for name=149.187.163.66.bl.spamcop.net type=A: Host not found, try again : 
> 4 Time(s)
>
> I assume it is a complaint about a response from spamcop.net
> What is the error?
> How do I fix?
> TIA

What does "host bl.spamcop.net" provide you for an address lookup?

Perhaps your DNS is broken?
{^_^}