[Mimedefang] How do I - test RBLs and Virus filters
Jason Englander
jason at englanders.cc
Fri Dec 20 12:25:01 EST 2002
On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Brett M. Mullins wrote:
> Having very recently installed MIMEDefang 2.27 with SpamAssassin 2.43, I
> was wondering if anyone can tell me an easy / quick-and-dirty way to
> tell if:
> (a) the virus scanner File::Scan is working (other than sending viri
> through it, which I don't have right now)
I'd send yourself eicar as Dirk wrote, but if you want to see/verify
what File::Scan does at the commandline you can scan things with the
scan.pl that comes with it. If you installed it using the CPAN module,
it would be ~/.cpan/build/File-Scan-0.38/examples/scan.pl
> (b) how to tell if the RBL's are working? I've installed Vipul's Razor
> 2.2, but I'm not currently subscribed to any payment-based RBL's (though
> that'll change shortly).
You can also just watch the SpamAssassin reports that are added (if
they're added) to your mails. You'll see tests matching like RCVD_IN_RBL,
RAZOR2_CHECK, etc.
> On another note, anyone have any good suggestions for 3 or 4 good RBLs
> to use that don't cost an arm and a leg?
Last time I checked these were free, but check their sites before using
them to make sure (and to find out what/why they reject).
FEATURE(`dnsbl', `relays.osirusoft.com', `Rejected - see http://relays.osirusoft.com/')dnl
FEATURE(`dnsbl', `relays.ordb.org', `Rejected - see http://ordb.org/')dnl
FEATURE(`dnsbl', `list.dsbl.org', `Rejected - see http://dsbl.org/')dnl
# This one is/was free for personal use at low volume:
FEATURE(`dnsbl', `bl.spamcop.net', `Rejected - see http://spamcop.net/bl.shtml')dnl
> Systems Engineer, MCSE
Is that an oxymoron? Sorry, couldn't help it ;->
Jason
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