[Mimedefang] Messages that slip through access db

[Ole Craig]

On 10/17/02 at 17:06, 'twas brillig and Barry Byrne scrobe:
> 
> changing maps doesn't require sendmail to be restarted, so I don't think
> that is the problem.
> 

	Well, adding an entirely new map does, of course -- you have
to change the config file to recognize it -- but access.db should
already be referenced in any standard configuration so I also doubt
that's the problem. (However, <pedant> Jason *did* say "any new db
maps..." </pedant> :-)

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mimedefang-admin at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> > [mailto:mimedefang-admin at lists.roaringpenguin.com]On Behalf Of Jason
> > Abbott
> > Sent: 17 October 2002 16:52
> > To: mimedefang at lists.roaringpenguin.com
> > Subject: Re: [Mimedefang] Messages that slip through access db
> >
> >
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > Hash: SHA1
> >
> > Silly question; but did you restart sendmail?  You have to
> > restart sendmail
> > after making any new db maps for them to take effect.
> >
> > On Thursday 17 October 2002 11:40 am, Stefano McGhee wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > > 	A question about something related to recent converstaions.  I use
> > > the access db to block domains that send us spam in addition to using
> > > SpamCop.  For instance, I have
> > >
> > > virtualoffers.net               ERROR:"550 Domain explicitly denied"
> > >
> > > in my access file, but I still get mail from this at virtualoffers.net or
> > > that at virtualoffers.net from time to time.  I have saved the
> > file and also
> > > done makemap after saving it.  Any ideas on why that might be happening?



		Ole
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