Re: [vps-mail] Allow a NJABL Blocked IP to E-mail

["Bennett Lanford" <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Skimin <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

> Hello,
> 
> I do use spamassassin, how do I set it up to use NJABL?  Before this issue
> came up I had NJABL in my sendmail.mc but took it out. I think the
> spamassassin idea is the best for this case as I want to use NJABL for all
> other accounts execpt this one guy's.

I can think of two possibilities that use the sendmail.mc. (They aren't quite 
as flexible as SpamAssassin and procmail ...):

1. You could add an entry in the access.db that reads something like:

11.22.33.44    OK

I *think* that will override the RBL check and allow mail from IP address 11.
22.33.44 to be delivered.

2. If your user doesn't want *any* spam blocked by the sendmail.cf file 
(either spammers listed in access.db *or* from RBLs, etc), you can declare her 
a "friend" of spam in the access_db"

Spam:mary@xxxxxxxxxxxx    FRIEND

where mary@xxxxxxxxxxxx is the person for whom no incoming mail will be 
filtered.

In order to make this work, you need to add the following line to your mc 
file:

FEATURE(`delay_checks',`friend')


I admit that the above aren't quite as flexible as using procmail or 
SpamAssassin. In some cases, however, they might fit your needs.

Ben

> 
> Thanks for the advice.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> anon wrote:
> 
> > > I have a client who receives a newsletter from an IP that is blocked by
> > > dnsbl.njabl.org.  He insists he wants to receive this newsletter even
> > > though NJABL has the IP listed as an open relay.  Is there anyway to
> > > keep using NJABL, however allow this specific IP address to go through?
> >
> > Sort of side-stepping the issue, but we use NJABL in spamassassin. If
> > you are using spamassassin, you can give this list a high score which
> > would guarantee spam treatment for any mail coming from a server on the
> > list and the particular account could have that rule neutralized.
> >
> > Another idea along the same lines, if you don't use spamassassin, is to
> > set up that list for marking only (in sendmail.mc) and then delete
> > anything marked for everyone *except* the account that wants it. How to
> > do this is explained somewhere but fbefore I try to remember where I'll
> > wait to see if you are interested ;-)
> >
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