The failing tests was MAILFROM, REVDNS and HELOBOGUS: 10/30/2002 00:02:57 Q139f04c Msg failed MAILFROM (Domain list.ipswitch.com has no MX/A records.). 10/30/2002 00:02:57 Q139f04c Msg failed REVDNS (This E-mail was sent from a MUA/MTA 156.21.1.21 with no reverse DNS entry.). 10/30/2002 00:02:57 Q139f04c Msg failed HELOBOGUS (Domain list.ipswitch.com has no MX/A records.).
In the meantime I've found the cause: On the firewall there was not a missing rule but a wrong rule, forwarding all DNS-traffic to a test-server that at this time has had configured a "."-Zone. Fantastic what a simply change on a firewall rule can do... Markus > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:Declude.JunkMail-owner@;declude.com] On Behalf Of R. > Scott Perry > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 2:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] DNS-based Tests > > > > >Beside other problems there was specialy one with declude junkmail: > >Because all DNS-based tests timed out, all incoming mail was blocked > >from the weighting system. > > The DNS-based tests have failsafes built in to make sure that > they do not > get triggered if no response comes back. They only get > triggered if a > positive response comes back. > > >Question: Can it be helpful to change this in declude so > that timed out > >DNS-Tests will not trigger any actions? > > Question: What tests were the E-mails failing? > -Scott > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
