hotmail/msn on rbl's?

[dougnaka]

I have the following RBL's enabled and cannot get email from msn/hotmail. This happens occasionally, and hotmail is kind enough to not give me any bounces ever.

rbl_enable                      = 1       # master RBL switch. Disables all RBLs
rbl_enable_fail_closed          = 1       # default is on
rbl_enable_soft_failure         = 1       # default is on (off means bounce immediately (553)
rbl_reverse_dns                 = 1       # block based on presence of reverse DNS
rbl_reverse_dns_failure         = soft    # soft | hard  (temporary (451) or permanent (553) error)
rbl_sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org        = 1       # http://www.spamhaus.org/ # was 1 hotmail testing
rbl_relays.ordb.org             = 1       # http://www.ordb.org/ WAS on, off for hotmail testing
rbl_list.dsbl.org               = 1       # http://dsbl.org/ # was 1 hotmail testing
rbl_bl.spamcop.net              = 1       # http://www.spamcop.net/ # was 1 hotmail testing
rbl_korea.services.net          = 1       # Block all of Korea
rbl_dsn.rfc-ignorant.org        = 1       # http://rfc-ignorant.org/
rbl_whois.rfc-ignorant.org      = 1
rbl_abuse.rfc-ignorant.org      = 1       # http://www.rfc-ignorant.org/policy-abuse.php
rbl_postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org = 1       # http://www.rfc-ignorant.org/policy-postmaster.php
rbl_bogusmx.rfc-ignorant.org    = 1       # http://www.rfc-ignorant.org/policy-bogusmx.php
rbl_dnsbl.sorbs.net             = 1       # aggregate: includes all sorbs.net lists # was 1 hotmail testing
rbl_cn-kr.blackholes.us         = 1       # block china & korea

toaster_setup has this version in it...
# $Id: toaster_setup.pl,v 4.25 2005/11/21 01:16:58 matt Exp $

anyone else getting these problems?

I'm running FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE

[dougnaka]

Ok, It's SORBS

http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?64.4.61.25

I'm not sure what they're thinking blacklisting hotmail...

[twa]

Ok, It's SORBS
http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?64.4.61.25
I'm not sure what they're thinking blacklisting hotmail...

Spam is spam, and the reasons Hotmail/MSN have been listed with SORBS is in my opinion legitimate. It's rather annoying though, so if you use SORBS, whitelist Hotmail/MSN and GMail sooner than later. It's better to employ an effective DNSBL and punch a few, small holes in it than not, IMHO.

edit /usr/local/vpopmail/etc/tcp.smtp:

Code Select Expand


#Hotmail, MSN etc.
65.52-55.:allow,RBLSMTPD="",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan"
64.4.:allow,RBLSMTPD="",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan"
# gmail                                       
64.233.160-191.:allow,RBLSMTPD="",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan"
66.102.0-15.:allow,RBLSMTPD="",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan"
66.249.64-95.:allow,RBLSMTPD="",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan"
72.14.192-239.:allow,RBLSMTPD="",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan"
216.239.32-63.:allow,RBLSMTPD="",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan"


Run "qmail cdb" after saving tcp.smtp.

Please audit the IP ranges listed here before applying them. This is what I have, but YMMV.

twa