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Subject: Re: RBL + Firewall = Complications?
From: Ralf Hildebrandt (R.Hildebrandttu-bs.de)
Date: Mon Feb 07 2000 - 08:16:51 CST


On Mon, Feb 07, 2000 at 09:13:20AM -0500, Andy Ciordia wrote:
> I've been looking for the answer but so far have come up empty handed.
> How does Postfix talk with the RBL list? Would like to know before I
> impliment as to stem any problems that might happen with our
> configuration.

Using RBL is nothing more than a DNS lookup.
Either you allow the mailserver to query a nameserver outside the firewall
or you mirror the zone locally. See http://mail-abuse.org/rbl/

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