From: "Chris Santerre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kang , Joseph S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: John Fawcett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 1:53 PM
> >> To: Spamassassin-Talk (E-mail)
> >> Subject: Re: [sort of OT] Sendmail and RBLs
> >>
> >>
> >> From: "Chris Santerre"
> >> > Well there is no Sendmail list that I know of, so you guys are the
> >> > next
> >> best
> >> > source. I just realized today that sendmail is checking
> >> RBLs _BEFORE_
> >> > checking to see if the user is legit. OUCH!
> >> >
> >> > Seems like quite a waste of time. Is this because of delay_checks
> >> > being enabled?
> >> >
> >> > IF this is in the Oreily book, I'm sorry for asking. I've
> >only read
> >> > 1/4 of it, and well, SARE started :) Kind of took up my
> >> reading time.
> >> >
> >
> >Chris, delay_checks on or off doesn't matter. I used RBLs in
> >SENDMAIL with
> >delay_checks off.
> >
> >I think it's working as designed. If the message is in an RBL
> >drop it. No
> >point in seeing if it's for a valid user or not. I mean,
> >that's the point
> >of the RBL. Save a step before attempting delivery. Non?
> >
> >-Joe K
>
> Now that I think about received IP vs when the FROM info arrives yes. But
I
> had a lapse in remembering that. I was assuming that a local lookup of a
> user is faster then multiple net lookups of IPs.
What about if you want to use the BL as a "score" rather than a "dump
on sight?"
{O.O}
