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network checks
I'm wondering... Is there is a way to specify a particular DNS server for RBL
checks only?

If not available, it might be a handy feature. I.E., I run rbldnsd on a couple
RBL zone files. rbldnsd claims to be very fast and efficient for this purpose.
In order to use those RBL checks, I have to setup a forwarder config for those
zones in my regular bind 9.x nameserver. Ideally, I'd like RBL tests to go
straight to my rbldnsd nameserver from SA, without going through the
intermediate bind nameserver that I use for general purpose name resolution
in /etc/resolv.conf.

I'm looking for maximum performance of dns tests. My servers process 600,000
emails a day without network RBL tests. I want to add RBL checks but I can't let
RBL tests slow things down, or decrease reliability due to offsite nameserver/
internet trouble. So, I am slowly getting arrangements for locally nameserving
the RBLs' zone files for tests I want to run.

TIA,
Jason

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Re: network checks [ In reply to ]
At 10:43 AM 3/15/2004, Jason Philbrook wrote:
>I'm wondering... Is there is a way to specify a particular DNS server for RBL
>checks only?

Nope... SA treats all name resolution the same, and just uses Net::DNS to
perform the lookups for MXes, RBLs and everything else.