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Old 10-24-2011, 01:13 PM
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Default Block IPs that Don't Resolve via Reverse DNS Lookup

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's tried to do this, but I've checked the forums and Google and couldn't find any instructions or documentation on this one: is there any way to tell Zimbra to block email from any IP address that doesn't resolve via a reverse DNS lookup?

I'm running ZCS Version 6.0.14_GA_2928.NETWORK on Ubuntu 8.04.
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Old 10-26-2011, 12:19 PM
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I think there is a check button to do that in the MTA tab in Global Settings?
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Old 10-26-2011, 12:26 PM
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I think there is a check button to do that in the MTA tab in Global Settings?
I found a "DNS Settings" section. I'm assuming the setting you're thinking of is the check box for "Sender's domain (reject_unknown_sender_domain)"?
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Old 10-26-2011, 12:29 PM
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yes, thats the option i was thinking about.

is that what you want?
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Old 10-26-2011, 12:32 PM
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That's probably what I want, but I'm not entirely familiar with how the "reject_unknown_sender_domain" command works, so I want to make sure this will fulfill my original request before I implement it.
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Old 10-26-2011, 12:44 PM
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Well if i send an email from isme@mydomaindontexist.com it will be rejected if the domain "mydomaindontexist.com" doesnt exist.

simple.
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Old 10-26-2011, 01:33 PM
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But, is that the same thing as an IP address not resolving to a domain via reverse DNS lookup? It sounds like it is, but I want to make sure.
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Old 11-09-2011, 12:25 PM
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Also, can anyone give me the likelihood of legitimate email being blocked with this reverse DNS lookup feature enabled?
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Old 11-12-2011, 06:01 AM
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bad mail server setup
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Old 11-14-2011, 08:52 AM
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bad mail server setup
What do you mean by this?
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