https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6220
--- Comment #13 from AXB <[email protected]> 2011-03-23 12:34:07 EDT --- (In reply to comment #12) > (In reply to comment #8) > > > > > > 127.0.0.255 is a separate issue entirely. It is FULLY INTENDED for DNSBL's > > to > > cause false positive hits when you are improperly querying them. It is the > > ONLY way people will pay attention and fix configuration problems. > > > > then I would suggest that you never enable any rules by default that do this. > even spamhaus just denies your ip. > > when you start to get 10 and 20 min delays in inbound email, you will notice > and then fix it. > > actually setting this in a default SA install (even after your testing) could > be considered a premeditated DOS attack, blocking all inbound email (if it > scores > 6 or 7). > > I vote you never enable any 'dual purpose' rules like this that punish > someone. > > on to another note:.. we found that for one or our smaller clients who had a > sonicwall firewall.. those idiot things enable spamhaus rbl by default for all > inbound port 25 connections, even if you don't pay sonicwall for email > filtering. they didn't do anything about it (didn't block it) but made the > queries. the RBL service on Sonicwalls is not enabled by default. A human has to click a checkbox and "Apply" (been there) -- Configure bugmail: https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug.
