AskDNS uridnsbl_skip_domain

"Kent Oyer" <[email protected]> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:28:58 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.mail.spam.spamassassin.devel
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Requesting feedback from the group.
The standard SA ruleset includes an extensive list of domains in uridnsbl_skip_domain. The idea is to skip RBL lookups for domains that are unlikely to be on a blocklist. However it also prevents lookups on "welcome" lists such as dkimwl.org. 
I'm thinking of implementing a new tflag `noskip` that bypasses the skip list for askdns rules. Or we could repurpose the `nice` flag so that nice rules automatically skip the skip list. 
Alternative 1:
Remove legit domains from uridnsbl_skip_domain, and just use it for domains like example.com that would never be on any list. This would obviously increase DNS queries.
Alternative 2:
Make two separate lists such as `uridnsbl_skip_good_domain` & `uridnsbl_skip_bad_domain` so we can skip looking up good domains on bad lists and bad domains on good lists. Domains such as example.com could be on both lists.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Kent