Domain spamcop.net expired - emails are rejected if you use this rbl

[linuxpl]

Hi,

Domain spamcop.net was expired, please note that cause reject all emails if you use this rbl in your exim.conf

 

[smtalk]

exim.conf update should solve this. Just do:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
./build update
./build eximconf

 

[Imtek]

Thanks for you quick work Martynas! And WTF spamcop...

 

[ccto]

Looks the domain just renewed for 1 year on 5 hours ago..

 

[Richard G]

I used the exim.strings.conf.custom to temporarily block it out. Can't imagine that they won't take it back and stop without notice.

 

[Richard G]

Seems indeed they renewed again, but nameservers are not synched everywhere yet, so it looks as they will be back and this is a temporary issue.

 

[stevenr]

We have updated our exim conf, but other servers in the chain are still blocking. Do you really think it will be up again soon? I sure hope so.

 

[stevenr]

All seems to be running fine now and spamcop is back online.

 

[Richard G]

Updated Date: 2021-01-31T16:04:06Z
Creation Date: 1999-01-30T05:00:00Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z

So somebody has renewed. I'm almost sure it will be back. But we can only see if it's the same guys and stuff if it comes back up.

New ip's seem to point to akamaiedge.net so lets wait a couple of hours more. Nameserver synching takes time.

Edit: We were posting simulanuously. Oke that is good news.
We're not fully synched on this side but it will happen soon then.

 

[ikkeben]

exim.conf update should solve this. Just do:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
./build update
./build eximconf

Yup seems mail is "working" after this now.

 

[k1l0b1t]

Wow... How could that happen, well, spamcop is out the rbl now i see.

 

[Richard G]

They just forgot to renew their domain, LoL.
I'm putting spamcop back in.

 

[ikkeben]

@Richard G

Are you sure?

While:

" spamcop.net domain expired and for a few hours it was parked.
Email services improperly not reading bl.spamcop.net answer codes to be 127.0.0.1/8 and blocking emails are the secondary cause of your issue.
Now neither the spamcop.net team or someone from the Cisco communication staff issued a public statement or apologize for the disruption of such world-wide significant service outage caused by negligence."

Sofar i didn't find one.

That is no good sign!

 

[Tristan]

exim.conf update should solve this. Just do:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
./build update
./build eximconf

Just noticed the diff here: exim.conf-SpamBlockerTechnology-v4.5.34-to-v4.5..>

So he did just remove Spamcop, will it be back in now it has been restored?

 

[k1l0b1t]

well, make sure the domain is still spamcop before adding it in... I've read that perl.com got stolen recently too (https://log.perl.org/2021/01/perlcom-hijacked.html)

 

[Tristan]

Good point, though it looks like the registration didn't change hands it was just continued for another year. So we're just as sure or unsure as we were before Sunday.

 

[Richard G]

Are you sure?

Yes because the only way that my login cookies would have being able to keep working is if the exact same website etc. is back, which it is, because I did not have to log in again.
Even if the domain was hijjacked for a short while, if the site was setup again, I would have needed to login again, which I didn't.
Next to that I enabled Spamcop on all my servers again last night and everything is working fine.

As far as apology's go... seems it's from Cisco, they don't apologize quickly.
Or they are supported by Cisco.

 

[Tristan]

As far as apology's go... seems it's from Cisco, they don't apologize quickly.
Or they are supported by Cisco.

You were just a bit to quick to edit that part, yeah Haight sold his private free project to Cisco already in 2007. He left the project 12,5 years ago now. He commented about the registration expiring on Reddit, calling it "distressing" and stating "maybe this is how it ends".

 

[Richard G]

Yes correct I edited it because I remembered I've seen something of Cisco in the past. At first I thought it was a free project sponsered by Cisco.
But discovered it wasn't for a long time anymore. However if I contact them, mostly one very friendly guy who is also called Richard, is answering the support mails.

Haight is indeed correct in being amazed at "how long the site was kept alive, seemingly with few changes". It's a so simple setup and layout and indeed unchange for more then a decade (lets say from the start).
I didn't have too much issue registering, and on a couple of things which went sideways, that support guy Richard fixed it very fast.

Problem is we do need to fight spam. And as far as RBL's go, I still like this as one of the best, even if ancient. Haight created something great, imho especially for that time.