RBL and catchall problem

[donkeyKICK]

I used these instructions to enable RBL:

http://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=142

cd /etc/virtual
rm -f use_rbl_domains
ln -s domains use_rbl_domains


But when I did my catchall went haywire. I started getting 100's of spams dropping into my catall account. Before I implemented this, I was only getting about 5 or 10 a day in the catchall.

Why would this happen, what can I do to fix it?

[jlasman]

There should be no reason why you'd get email in the catchall account if indeed that's all you did.

use_rbl_domains has nothing to do with catchall.

It's probably a coincidence that your domain got hit by a dictionary attack at about the same time as you installed the link.

In todays Internet environment catchall accounts are really not a good idea.

Jeff

Jeff

[donkeyKICK]

Hmm... the thing is, it started shortly after I implemented it, and then stopped shortly after I put it back.

I'll wait a little bit, then try again, if it does it again I'll let you know. Thanks.