<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <title> Postfix manual - dnsblog(8) </title> </head> <body> <pre> DNSBLOG(8) DNSBLOG(8) <b>NAME</b> dnsblog - Postfix DNS white/blacklist logger <b>SYNOPSIS</b> <b>dnsblog</b> [generic Postfix daemon options] <b>DESCRIPTION</b> The <a href="dnsblog.8.html"><b>dnsblog</b>(8)</a> server implements an ad-hoc DNS white/blacklist lookup service. This may eventually be replaced by an UDP client that is built directly into the <a href="postscreen.8.html"><b>postscreen</b>(8)</a> server. <b>PROTOCOL</b> With each connection, the <a href="dnsblog.8.html"><b>dnsblog</b>(8)</a> server receives a DNS white/black- list domain name, an IP address, and an ID. If the IP address is listed under the DNS white/blacklist, the <a href="dnsblog.8.html"><b>dnsblog</b>(8)</a> server logs the match and replies with the query arguments plus an address list with the resulting IP addresses, separated by whitespace, and the reply TTL. Otherwise it replies with the query arguments plus an empty address list and the reply TTL; the reply TTL is -1 if there is no reply, or a negative reply that contains no SOA record. Finally, the <a href="dnsblog.8.html"><b>dnsblog</b>(8)</a> server closes the connection. <b>DIAGNOSTICS</b> Problems and transactions are logged to <b>syslogd</b>(8). <b>CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS</b> Changes to <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>main.cf</b></a> are picked up automatically, as <a href="dnsblog.8.html"><b>dnsblog</b>(8)</a> processes run for only a limited amount of time. Use the command "<b>postfix reload</b>" to speed up a change. The text below provides only a parameter summary. See <a href="postconf.5.html"><b>postconf</b>(5)</a> for more details including examples. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#config_directory">config_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> The default location of the Postfix <a href="postconf.5.html">main.cf</a> and <a href="master.5.html">master.cf</a> con- figuration files. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#daemon_timeout">daemon_timeout</a> (18000s)</b> How much time a Postfix daemon process may take to handle a request before it is terminated by a built-in watchdog timer. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#postscreen_dnsbl_sites">postscreen_dnsbl_sites</a> (empty)</b> Optional list of DNS white/blacklist domains, filters and weight factors. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#ipc_timeout">ipc_timeout</a> (3600s)</b> The time limit for sending or receiving information over an internal communication channel. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_id">process_id</a> (read-only)</b> The process ID of a Postfix command or daemon process. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#process_name">process_name</a> (read-only)</b> The process name of a Postfix command or daemon process. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#queue_directory">queue_directory</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> The location of the Postfix top-level queue directory. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_facility">syslog_facility</a> (mail)</b> The syslog facility of Postfix logging. <b><a href="postconf.5.html#syslog_name">syslog_name</a> (see 'postconf -d' output)</b> A prefix that is prepended to the process name in syslog records, so that, for example, "smtpd" becomes "prefix/smtpd". <b>SEE ALSO</b> <a href="smtpd.8.html">smtpd(8)</a>, Postfix SMTP server <a href="postconf.5.html">postconf(5)</a>, configuration parameters syslogd(5), system logging <b>LICENSE</b> The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software. <b>HISTORY</b> This service was introduced with Postfix version 2.8. <b>AUTHOR(S)</b> Wietse Venema IBM T.J. Watson Research P.O. Box 704 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA Wietse Venema Google, Inc. 111 8th Avenue New York, NY 10011, USA DNSBLOG(8) </pre> </body> </html>