On 24/05/06, Walt Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 03:36:40PM -0500, Jess Mooers said: > > Installed according to these specs > > http://maxo.captainnet.net/ecm2/index.html > > > > Technical Specs > > ----------------- > > XServe G5 Cluster Node > > Mac OS 10.4 > > > > ASSP 1.2.1 - Running on Port 25 > > Exim-MTA 4.62 - Running on Port 2525 > > Courier-Authlib 0.58 > > Courier-IMAP 4.1.0 > > ClamAV_0.88.2 > > SpamAssassin Startup > > GMP_4.1.4 > > DBI_1.48 > > DBD_Mysql-3.0002_5 > > ECM2Admin (11-25-05) > > > > I have followed the above url instructions with the exception of putting > > ASSP in front of Exim. I have ASSP trained to detect [SPAM] and prepend > > the subject as such. > > > > I have the following DNSBLs setup in Exim > > deny message = DNSBL listed at $dnslist_domain\n$dnslist_text > > dnslists = sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org : \ > > relays.ordb.org : \ > > dnsbl.njabl.org : \ > > list.dsbl.org : \ > > bl.spamcop.net : \ > > dnsbl.ahbl.org : \ > > cn-kr.blackholes.us : \ > > dynablock.njabl.org > > > > I am still getting a ton of [SPAM] through. ASSP is detecting most of it > > as spam, so I know that is working. With my old mailserver you could > > specify server wide spam rules, like if the subject contains a certain > > word, then deny the message. Does anyone know how to do this with Exim so > > that they are not delivered or if it is even possible at all? > > In the exim manual: > > See section 11.9, Expansion variables, and look at $header_ > See also section 39.5, the DATA ACL's, and 39.20, "condition". > > Be aware: Once ASSP has accepted the message and forwarded it to exim, > you should NOT NOT NOT bounce the spam as it results in collateral > damage. It is MUCH better to reject the spam outright - this means that > it should be rejected by ASSP. > > Frankly, everything that assp does, exim can do, so it seems silly to > put it out front and then have exim do all the same stuff AGAIN.
Assuming I've understood ASSP correctly, the DNSBL tests you've got in Exim are redundant - every connection Exim sees is from the ASSP proxy, so it's too late to do any connection-time blocking in Exim (something Exim is very good at). Peter -- Peter Bowyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
