Re: Spam getting through to list

At 6:26 PM 2/16/08, Simon Child wrote:
>I have several lists configured the same way, with ezmlm-make -Mu
>
>For one list only, spam is getting through even though the sender (real or
>faked) is not a list member. I don't understand how this is happening or
>what to do about it.

Look at the editor files in the list directories.  That's where the 
real work takes place.  The flags on the ezmlm-make command should 
cause the appropriate commands to be placed in those files.  But if 
something isn't working for you, maybe there's something wrong.

Look for any differences between the lists that work properly and the 
one that doesn't.

Specifically, a list where posting is limited to list members should 
have a command similar to:

|/usr/local/bin/ezmlm-issubn '/home/lists/listname' 
'/home/lists/listname/digest' '/home/lists/listname/allow' 
'/home/lists/listname/mod' || { echo "Sorry, only subscribers may 
post.   (#5.7.2)"; exit 100 ; }

If posts from non-members are getting to your list, you may be 
missing that step.

>I've temporarily changed the list to moderated -mU and hence can see the
>headers of the incoming spam.

That has probably changed the contents of the editor file (I think 
moderation puts in an ezmlm-gate command), so unless you have a copy 
of what it looked like before it changed, it may be harder to figure 
out what your problem was.