Re: All RCVD_IN_VALIDITY rules being applied to every email.

On 19 Nov 2024, Matus UHLAR stated:

>>On 18 Nov 2024, Bill Cole spake thusly:
>>> If you forward DNS queries instead of running your own *fully
>>> recursive* DNS resolver locally, you *look* like you are part of a
>>> high-volume leech. This almost certainly does not mean you should run
>>> dnsmasq locally, it means you need a REAL resolver. Unbound does a
>>> good job without the rococo config options of BIND. Many people also
>>> like the resolver half of the PowerDNS suite.
>
> On 18.11.24 18:18, Nix wrote:
>>I'm running BIND (actually, two BINDs, one authoritative one, one
>>recursive resolver). Sorry, I've been doing that for so long I forgot
>>any alternative was possible! :)
>
> Are you sure your provider does not intercept DNS queries?

I think it's basically A&A's raison d'etre to not ever do horrible
things like that.

> On 19.11.24 04:46, Matija Nalis wrote:
>>10k requests per 30-day period is about 333 queries/day. Or less than 14 queries per hour.
>>Not very much at all (and certainly at least order of magnitude less than your stated traffic).
>>No amount of local DNS caching is going to fix limits *that low*.
>
> yeah, this looks like blocking every non-paying user.

Not sure about that. The account seems to be free. I think they just
want some way to contact people if they make too many queries, but
honestly the way they're doing that is pretty silly.

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