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Re: DNS RBL error ::solved::

From: donovan jeffrey j (donovanbeth.k12.pa.us)
Date: Mon Apr 19 2010 - 12:09:28 CDT


On Apr 19, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Wietse Venema wrote:

> donovan jeffrey j:
>> by the time i typed this email. i got an authoritative answer;
>>
>> dns:~ root# nslookup 2.0.0.127.zen.spamhaus.org
>> Server: 209.96.96.2
>> Address: 209.96.96.2#53
>
> You should do such tests as a non-root user. Postfix does not query
> the DNS as root.
>
> Wietse

thank you,

rbl seems to be working again. dns seemed to be stuck some where.
<snip from log>blocked using zen.spamhaus.org; http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=24.15.115.211;

a little time and a few kicks here and there. and whala.

:~ foo# nslookup 2.0.0.127.zen.spamhaus.org
Server: 209.96.96.2
Address: 209.96.96.2#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: 2.0.0.127.zen.spamhaus.org
Address: 127.0.0.10
Name: 2.0.0.127.zen.spamhaus.org
Address: 127.0.0.2
Name: 2.0.0.127.zen.spamhaus.org
Address: 127.0.0.4

i don't think I did anything other than stop lookups for a bit.
thanks for your assistance.
-j