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Posted to users@spamassassin.apache.org by Timothy Spear <ts...@tangiblesoftware.com> on 2005/07/28 02:03:58 UTC

SURBL Rules Not Being Used

Hello,
	The SURBL Rules do not appear to be working for me. I think I am
missing something basic.

	The test:
		First Test: Telnet into my MTA and manually enter the SMTP
Commands to send an email from a bogus address, email content is the same as
the other tests.
		Second Test: Using a local .eml file I have a hyper link to
http://test.surbl.org  I then pass with file to either spamassassin or spamc
		Third Test: Send an email from a yahoo account with the same
content.

		The "spamc -R" report from the first and second tests:

pts rule name              description
---- ----------------------
--------------------------------------------------
0.2 NO_REAL_NAME           From: does not include a real name 
-2.8 ALL_TRUSTED            Did not pass through any untrusted hosts
0.1 DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL    RBL: From: sender listed in dnsbl.ahbl.org


	My Configuration:
		Debian 3.1
		SpamAssassin 3.0.3-2 (From Debian)
		Bind9 (from Debian)
		Spamd started with " --max-children 5 --helper-home-dir"

	What I have tested:
		Net::DNS is installed. Use a simple Perl Script to Test
		DNS Resolving via the Bind9 works. 
		SpamAssassin is resolving the DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL rule.
		No entry in local.cf for skip_rbl_checks, rbl_timeout
		No changes to any scores.

TIA

Tim	


RE: SURBL Rules Not Being Used

Posted by Timothy Spear <ts...@tangiblesoftware.com>.
Found it. I hade two versions of Perl installed, spamassassin was picking up
the test install I did of version 6. Which had no Net::DNS installed.

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Theo Van Dinter [mailto:felicity@apache.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:25 PM
To: users@spamassassin.apache.org
Subject: Re: SURBL Rules Not Being Used

On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 09:08:28PM -0400, Timothy Spear wrote:
> Any other ideas?

The first thing for any issue is: run with -D and see what's happening.

-- 
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"Q. Why is this so clumsy?
  A. The trick is to use Perl's strengths rather than its weaknesses."
                   - Larry Wall


Re: SURBL Rules Not Being Used

Posted by Theo Van Dinter <fe...@apache.org>.
On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 09:08:28PM -0400, Timothy Spear wrote:
> Any other ideas?

The first thing for any issue is: run with -D and see what's happening.

-- 
Randomly Generated Tagline:
"Q. Why is this so clumsy?
  A. The trick is to use Perl's strengths rather than its weaknesses."
                   - Larry Wall

RE: SURBL Rules Not Being Used

Posted by Timothy Spear <ts...@tangiblesoftware.com>.
I am running 0.53; straight from CPAN.

Any other ideas?

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Macdougall [mailto:rickm@nougen.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:13 PM
To: Timothy Spear
Cc: users@spamassassin.apache.org
Subject: Re: SURBL Rules Not Being Used

Timothy Spear wrote:

>Hello,
>	The SURBL Rules do not appear to be working for me. I think I am
>missing something basic.
>
>	The test:
>		First Test: Telnet into my MTA and manually enter the SMTP
>Commands to send an email from a bogus address, email content is the same
as
>the other tests.
>		Second Test: Using a local .eml file I have a hyper link to
>http://test.surbl.org  I then pass with file to either spamassassin or
spamc
>		Third Test: Send an email from a yahoo account with the same
>content.
>
>		The "spamc -R" report from the first and second tests:
>
>pts rule name              description
>---- ----------------------
>--------------------------------------------------
>0.2 NO_REAL_NAME           From: does not include a real name 
>-2.8 ALL_TRUSTED            Did not pass through any untrusted hosts
>0.1 DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL    RBL: From: sender listed in dnsbl.ahbl.org
>
>
>	My Configuration:
>		Debian 3.1
>		SpamAssassin 3.0.3-2 (From Debian)
>		Bind9 (from Debian)
>		Spamd started with " --max-children 5 --helper-home-dir"
>
>	What I have tested:
>		Net::DNS is installed. Use a simple Perl Script to Test
>		DNS Resolving via the Bind9 works. 
>		SpamAssassin is resolving the DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL rule.
>		No entry in local.cf for skip_rbl_checks, rbl_timeout
>		No changes to any scores.
>
>TIA
>
>Tim	
>
>  
>
Hi,

Although it appears Net::DNS is working, what version is it ?  I've 
never gotten 0.49 - 0.52 to work correctly.  0.48 and 0.53+ all work fine.

HTH,

Rick


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Re: SURBL Rules Not Being Used

Posted by Rick Macdougall <ri...@nougen.com>.
Timothy Spear wrote:

>Hello,
>	The SURBL Rules do not appear to be working for me. I think I am
>missing something basic.
>
>	The test:
>		First Test: Telnet into my MTA and manually enter the SMTP
>Commands to send an email from a bogus address, email content is the same as
>the other tests.
>		Second Test: Using a local .eml file I have a hyper link to
>http://test.surbl.org  I then pass with file to either spamassassin or spamc
>		Third Test: Send an email from a yahoo account with the same
>content.
>
>		The "spamc -R" report from the first and second tests:
>
>pts rule name              description
>---- ----------------------
>--------------------------------------------------
>0.2 NO_REAL_NAME           From: does not include a real name 
>-2.8 ALL_TRUSTED            Did not pass through any untrusted hosts
>0.1 DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL    RBL: From: sender listed in dnsbl.ahbl.org
>
>
>	My Configuration:
>		Debian 3.1
>		SpamAssassin 3.0.3-2 (From Debian)
>		Bind9 (from Debian)
>		Spamd started with " --max-children 5 --helper-home-dir"
>
>	What I have tested:
>		Net::DNS is installed. Use a simple Perl Script to Test
>		DNS Resolving via the Bind9 works. 
>		SpamAssassin is resolving the DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL rule.
>		No entry in local.cf for skip_rbl_checks, rbl_timeout
>		No changes to any scores.
>
>TIA
>
>Tim	
>
>  
>
Hi,

Although it appears Net::DNS is working, what version is it ?  I've 
never gotten 0.49 - 0.52 to work correctly.  0.48 and 0.53+ all work fine.

HTH,

Rick


Re: SURBL Rules Not Being Used

Posted by Jeff Chan <je...@surbl.org>.
On Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 5:03:58 PM, Timothy Spear wrote:
>                 Second Test: Using a local .eml file I have a hyper link to
> http://test.surbl.org  I then pass with file to either spamassassin or spamc
>                 Third Test: Send an email from a yahoo account with the same
> content.

Note that test.surbl.org won't work because surbl.org is not
blacklisted, and the code reduces a .com to the second level
before checking.

Instead use:

  http://surbl-org-permanent-test-point-MUNGED.com/

or:

  http://127.0.0.2-MUNGED/

without the "-MUNGED"s.  This is from:

  http://www.surbl.org/faq.html#test-uris

Jeff C.
-- 
Jeff Chan
mailto:jeffc@surbl.org
http://www.surbl.org/