1 (edited by schnappi 2020-11-25 02:36:55)

Topic: Logwatch emails getting marked with URIBL_DBL_SPAM

The solution to this issue is whitelisting the internal domain.

That being said this is an opportunity to dig deeper into the issue and really solve it, because there is a bigger issue with DNSBL services.

1) Logwatch emails are marked with URIBL_DBL_SPAM, and therefore classified as spam. As good measure checked server for blacklist on these sites. All came up clean:

https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=blacklist
https://www.spamhaus.org/lookup/
https://www.dnsbl.info/dnsbl-list.php

2) Both "built in" DNSBL services are supposedly disabled in /etc/postfix/main.cf. Restarted the server for good measure after commenting out.

postscreen_dnsbl_sites =
    #zen.spamhaus.org=127.0.0.[2..11]*3
    #b.barracudacentral.org=127.0.0.2*2

3) All messages are marked with "URIBL_BLOCKED=0.001," despite DNSBL services supposedly being disabled.

It is not that wanted to disable DNSBL services, but have found Spamhaus to cut off queries almost immediately (even small servers) and the Barracuda service requires registration, so just wanted to turn off until got around to registering.


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Re: Logwatch emails getting marked with URIBL_DBL_SPAM

Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Logwatch emails getting marked with URIBL_DBL_SPAM

Do DNSBL settings in /etc/postfix/main.cf have anything to do with "URIBL_DBL_SPAM" in SpamAssassin?

Put another way, does Postfix reject mail from servers on the DNSBL before mail gets to SpamAssassin?

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Re: Logwatch emails getting marked with URIBL_DBL_SPAM

schnappi wrote:

Do DNSBL settings in /etc/postfix/main.cf have anything to do with "URIBL_DBL_SPAM" in SpamAssassin?

DNSBL is not same as URIBL.

schnappi wrote:

Put another way, does Postfix reject mail from servers on the DNSBL before mail gets to SpamAssassin?

Yes. SpamAssassin is called after-queue, DNSBL is called during SMTP session which is before-queue.