[KLUG Members] SpamCop Down?

[Bruce Smith]

> > > > > [awilliam@estate2 awilliam]$ host bl.spamcop.net
> > > > > Host bl.spamcop.net not found: 2(SERVFAIL)
> > > > > [awilliam@estate2 awilliam]$
> > > > > Where did spamcop go?
> > > > I can't get to the web site or report any new spam but the service does seem to still work:
> > > > Oct 31 21:31:35 mail sendmail[29958]: hA12VTF29958: ruleset=check_relay, arg1=adsl-67-65-189-241.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net, arg2=67.65.189.241, relay=adsl-67-65-189-241.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net [67.65.189.241], reject=553 5.3.0 Spam blocked see:http://spamcop.net/bl.shtml? 67.65.189.241
> > > Earlier all verifications against spamcop resulted in a temporary
> > > failure and were deferred.  I'll switch it on again and see what
> > > happens,  maybe they just had a brown out.
> > Their web site is working for me now.
> 
> I reenabled the filter in sendmail and it appears to be working fine
> now.  This fills me with an overwellming sense of confidence.

The problem described:

http://mail.cesmail.net/jokerproblem.php
http://www.julianhaight.com/jokerstupidity.shtml


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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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