Pkg exim4 users - Feb 2009 - Recipient black list not working

Hi,

I just upgraded my system from etch to lenny. Since I did not properly
upgrade my configuration earlier, exim-config continued to refuse to
work with my current configuration. Therefor I wiped out my current exim
config and I''m back at the default lenny exim config.

What I used to have, and what I want again, is recipient blacklisting. I
tried the steps below and they don''t work (i.e. email to blacklisted
addresses are accepted).

This is what I did:

1. I''m choose for split configuration files

2. I created the file: /etc/exim4/conf.d/main/10_local_macros_marcel
with the following content:
CHECK_RCPT_LOCAL_ACL_FILE = /etc/exim4/acl.local
CHECK_RCPT_VERIFY_SENDER = TRUE
CHECK_RCPT_IP_DNSBLS = sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org

3. I created a file: /etc/exim4/acl.local with the following content:
  drop
    log_message = match recipients_drop.list.
    recipients = /etc/exim4/recipients_drop.list

4. I assume the code above is called from
/etc/exim4/conf.d/acl/30_exim4-config_check_rcpt where it says:

  # This hook allows you to hook in your own ACLs without having to
  # modify this file. If you do it like we suggest, you''ll end up with
  # a small performance penalty since there is an additional file being
  # accessed. This doesn''t happen if you leave the macro unset.
  .ifdef CHECK_RCPT_LOCAL_ACL_FILE
  .include CHECK_RCPT_LOCAL_ACL_FILE
  .endif

5. I created a file: /etc/exim4/recipients_drop.list which contains a
list a black listed email addresses.

6. I do: sudo invoke-rc.d exim4 restart

7. I send a mail to a black listed address and it is delivered :-(

What am I doing wrong? A similar setup was working in etch using
non-split configuration.

Regards,
Marcel

Ok, I will answer my own question: it DOES work, just not when the mail 
is sent from my local system. It works when sent from outside. Sorry for 
the spam.

Marcel

Marcel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just upgraded my system from etch to lenny. Since I did not properly
> upgrade my configuration earlier, exim-config continued to refuse to
> work with my current configuration. Therefor I wiped out my current exim
> config and I''m back at the default lenny exim config.
>
> What I used to have, and what I want again, is recipient blacklisting. I
> tried the steps below and they don''t work (i.e. email to
blacklisted
> addresses are accepted).
>
> This is what I did:
>
> 1. I''m choose for split configuration files
>
> 2. I created the file: /etc/exim4/conf.d/main/10_local_macros_marcel
> with the following content:
> CHECK_RCPT_LOCAL_ACL_FILE = /etc/exim4/acl.local
> CHECK_RCPT_VERIFY_SENDER = TRUE
> CHECK_RCPT_IP_DNSBLS = sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
>
> 3. I created a file: /etc/exim4/acl.local with the following content:
>   drop
>     log_message = match recipients_drop.list.
>     recipients = /etc/exim4/recipients_drop.list
>
> 4. I assume the code above is called from
> /etc/exim4/conf.d/acl/30_exim4-config_check_rcpt where it says:
>
>   # This hook allows you to hook in your own ACLs without having to
>   # modify this file. If you do it like we suggest, you''ll end up
with
>   # a small performance penalty since there is an additional file being
>   # accessed. This doesn''t happen if you leave the macro unset.
>   .ifdef CHECK_RCPT_LOCAL_ACL_FILE
>   .include CHECK_RCPT_LOCAL_ACL_FILE
>   .endif
>
> 5. I created a file: /etc/exim4/recipients_drop.list which contains a
> list a black listed email addresses.
>
> 6. I do: sudo invoke-rc.d exim4 restart
>
> 7. I send a mail to a black listed address and it is delivered :-(
>
> What am I doing wrong? A similar setup was working in etch using
> non-split configuration.
>
> Regards,
> Marcel
>
>
>
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Quoth Marcel <marcel_exim4 at datkan.net>:
> Ok, I will answer my own question: it DOES work, just not when the mail 
> is sent from my local system. It works when sent from outside. Sorry for 
> the spam.
Spam? Not at all.  A nice little HOWTO :)

Sebastian 
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