[SURBL-Discuss] Is something wrong with SURBL-checker?

[Jeff Chan]

On Tuesday, February 15, 2005, 1:28:24 AM, Martin Martin wrote:
> Hi,

> Is there something wrong with the SURBL-checker at 
> http://www.rulesemporium.com/cgi-bin/uribl.cgi ?

> I get no matches of any domains i'm testing. Even with spam-domains that 
> hits the multi-list isn't listed as blocked.

BTW, there's no need to worry; the SURBL lists are working fine
and lots of spams are getting blocked.

You can check listings by doing a DNS query:

  http://www.surbl.org/implementation.html


> % dig low-rate-mort-gages.com.multi.surbl.org a
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> low-rate-mort-gages.com.multi.surbl.org a
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
;; ->>>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 52284
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 14, ADDITIONAL: 13
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;;      low-rate-mort-gages.com.multi.surbl.org, type = A, class = IN
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> low-rate-mort-gages.com.multi.surbl.org.  15M IN A  127.0.0.118
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
[...]
> 
> ;; Total query time: 8 msec
> ;; FROM: ns1.freeapp.net to SERVER: 127.0.0.1
> ;; WHEN: Tue Feb 15 02:25:13 2005
> ;; MSG SIZE  sent: 57  rcvd: 505
> 
> % dig low-rate-mort-gages.com.multi.surbl.org txt
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> low-rate-mort-gages.com.multi.surbl.org txt
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
;; ->>>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 11384
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 14, ADDITIONAL: 6
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;;      low-rate-mort-gages.com.multi.surbl.org, type = TXT, class = IN
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> low-rate-mort-gages.com.multi.surbl.org.  15M IN TXT  "Blocked, low-rate-mort-ga
> ges.com on lists [sc][ws][ob][ab][jp], See: http://www.surbl.org/lists.html"


Jeff C.
--
"If it appears in hams, then don't list it."