RE: [vchkpw] problems with rbls?
Just so all are aware, SPEWS DNS blew up for some unkown reason. I believe this effected relays.osirusoft.com and all dsbl.org lists. Neither of these resolve and the IP addresses do not respond to direct DNS queries. So something is certainly afoot. Details are still sketchy, but judging from my MRTG graphs, my SMTP concurrency started to tick above the daily moving average (~70-80 conccurrent smtp connections up to 512) at approximately 10:00am CST (GMT -6). Tom Walsh Network Administrator http://www.ala.net/ ::-Original Message- ::From: Brendan McAlpine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ::Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:43 PM ::To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ::Subject: [vchkpw] problems with rbls? :: :: ::Does anyone know if any of the following rbls are slow or ::non-functional? :: ::Starting at about 2PM EST, my smtp concurrency shot through the roof, ::which is usually a sign that one of the rbls i am using isn't working ::properly. anyone know of any problems with the following rbls: :: ::korea.services.net ::relays.ordb.org ::relays.osirusoft.com ::sbl.spamhaus.org ::spews.relays.osirusoft.com :: ::If nothing is wrong, any reason why my smtp concurrency would shoot up ::to its maximum? I am watching the smtp log roll by and it doesn't seem ::to be an attack from any one address.. :: ::TIA :: ::Brendan :: :: ::
Re: [vchkpw] problems with rbls?
thanks. that entry was from a two year old rc script from an ISP i no longer run. i haven't used the timeout in so long i had to email my protege and ask him to send me that line from the old servers. i'll let him know. At 11:26 PM 01-06-2003, David Phillips wrote: Paul Theodoropoulos writes: > -rrelays.visi.com FYI: http://relays.visi.com/ -- David Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://david.acz.org/ Paul Theodoropoulos http://www.anastrophe.com http://folding.stanford.edu The Nicest Misanthrope on the Net
Re: [vchkpw] problems with rbls?
Paul Theodoropoulos writes: > -rrelays.visi.com FYI: http://relays.visi.com/ -- David Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://david.acz.org/
Re: [vchkpw] problems with rbls?
On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 07:51 PM, Paul Theodoropoulos wrote: I got paged at 3 am because sbl.spamhaus.org was not responding, causing the smtp to stall. The frustrating part is that the -t option (timeout) for rblsmtpd doesn't appear to work. Anyone taken a stab at fixing this? I'd prefer that rblsmtpd default to allow the connection if the rbl cannot be reached in x seconds. the -t option has to go at the _end_ of the declarations, rather than at the beginning where most options go. not sure why. but works for > me: -rorbs.dorkslayers.com -rrelays.ordb.org -rrelays.visi.com -t15 will end the conversation at precisely fifteen seconds if it's not complete by then. Excellent, thanks for the tip. I'll try that. Regards, Bill Shupp
Re: [vchkpw] problems with rbls?
I got paged at 3 am because sbl.spamhaus.org was not responding, causing the smtp to stall. The frustrating part is that the -t option (timeout) for rblsmtpd doesn't appear to work. Anyone taken a stab at fixing this? I'd prefer that rblsmtpd default to allow the connection if the rbl cannot be reached in x seconds. the -t option has to go at the _end_ of the declarations, rather than at the beginning where most options go. not sure why. but works for me: -rorbs.dorkslayers.com -rrelays.ordb.org -rrelays.visi.com -t15 will end the conversation at precisely fifteen seconds if it's not complete by then. Paul Theodoropoulos http://www.anastrophe.com http://folding.stanford.edu The Nicest Misanthrope on the Net
Re: [vchkpw] problems with rbls?
On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 03:42 PM, Brendan McAlpine wrote: Does anyone know if any of the following rbls are slow or non-functional? Starting at about 2PM EST, my smtp concurrency shot through the roof, which is usually a sign that one of the rbls i am using isn't working properly. anyone know of any problems with the following rbls: korea.services.net relays.ordb.org relays.osirusoft.com sbl.spamhaus.org spews.relays.osirusoft.com If nothing is wrong, any reason why my smtp concurrency would shoot up to its maximum? I am watching the smtp log roll by and it doesn't seem to be an attack from any one address.. I got paged at 3 am because sbl.spamhaus.org was not responding, causing the smtp to stall. The frustrating part is that the -t option (timeout) for rblsmtpd doesn't appear to work. Anyone taken a stab at fixing this? I'd prefer that rblsmtpd default to allow the connection if the rbl cannot be reached in x seconds. Regards, Bill Shupp
Re: [vchkpw] problems with rbls?
Yeah, since I couldn't load osirusoft.com in my browser, I figured they were having a problem. So, since removing those entries, my concurrency is back at normal levels, although spam is now higher. argh Brendan On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 07:04 PM, Rick Macdougall wrote: Hi, I removed relays.osirusoft.com this morning because of timeouts. Regards, RIck - Original Message - From: "Brendan McAlpine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:42 PM Subject: [vchkpw] problems with rbls? Does anyone know if any of the following rbls are slow or non-functional? Starting at about 2PM EST, my smtp concurrency shot through the roof, which is usually a sign that one of the rbls i am using isn't working properly. anyone know of any problems with the following rbls: korea.services.net relays.ordb.org relays.osirusoft.com sbl.spamhaus.org spews.relays.osirusoft.com If nothing is wrong, any reason why my smtp concurrency would shoot up to its maximum? I am watching the smtp log roll by and it doesn't seem to be an attack from any one address.. TIA Brendan
Re: [vchkpw] problems with rbls?
Hi, I removed relays.osirusoft.com this morning because of timeouts. Regards, RIck - Original Message - From: "Brendan McAlpine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:42 PM Subject: [vchkpw] problems with rbls? Does anyone know if any of the following rbls are slow or non-functional? Starting at about 2PM EST, my smtp concurrency shot through the roof, which is usually a sign that one of the rbls i am using isn't working properly. anyone know of any problems with the following rbls: korea.services.net relays.ordb.org relays.osirusoft.com sbl.spamhaus.org spews.relays.osirusoft.com If nothing is wrong, any reason why my smtp concurrency would shoot up to its maximum? I am watching the smtp log roll by and it doesn't seem to be an attack from any one address.. TIA Brendan
[vchkpw] problems with rbls?
Does anyone know if any of the following rbls are slow or non-functional? Starting at about 2PM EST, my smtp concurrency shot through the roof, which is usually a sign that one of the rbls i am using isn't working properly. anyone know of any problems with the following rbls: korea.services.net relays.ordb.org relays.osirusoft.com sbl.spamhaus.org spews.relays.osirusoft.com If nothing is wrong, any reason why my smtp concurrency would shoot up to its maximum? I am watching the smtp log roll by and it doesn't seem to be an attack from any one address.. TIA Brendan
