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check_rbl

check_rbl is a Nagios plugin to check if an SMTP server is blacklisted

see the INSTALL file for installation instructions

Usage

check_rbl 1.3.7 [https://trac.id.ethz.ch/projects/nagios_plugins]

This nagios plugin is free software, and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. 
It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the GNU 
General Public Licence (see http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.txt).

Check SMTP black- or white- listing status

Usage: check_rbl [OPTIONS]

 -?, --usage
   Print usage information
 -h, --help
   Print detailed help screen
 -V, --version
   Print version information
 --extra-opts=[section][@file]
   Read options from an ini file. See http://nagiosplugins.org/extra-opts
   for usage and examples.
 -c, --critical=INTEGER
   Number of blacklisting servers for a critical warning
 -w, --warning=INTEGER
   Number of blacklisting servers for a warning
 -d, --debug
   Prints debugging information
 -s, --server=STRING
   RBL server
 -H, --host=STRING
   SMTP server to check
 -r, --retry=INTEGER
   Number of times to try a DNS query (default is 4) 
 --workers=INTEGER
   Number of parallel checks
 --whitelistings, --wl
   Check whitelistings instead of blacklistings
 --query-timeout=INTEGER
   Timeout of the RBL queries
 -t, --timeout=INTEGER
   Seconds before plugin times out (default: 15)
 -v, --verbose
   Show details for command-line debugging (can repeat up to 3 times)

Example

$ perl check_rbl -t 60 -H nagios.org  \
 -s dnsbl.ahbl.org \
 -s cbl.abuseat.org \
 -s dnsbl.cyberlogic.net \
 -s bl.deadbeef.com \
 -s spamtrap.drbl.drand.net \
 -s spamsources.fabel.dk \
 -s 0spam.fusionzero.com \
 -s mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org \
 -s korea.services.net \
 -s spamguard.leadmon.net \
 -s ix.dnsbl.manitu.net \
 -s relays.nether.net \
 -s dnsbl.njabl.org \
 -s bhnc.njabl.org \
 -s no-more-funn.moensted.dk \
 -s rbl.orbitrbl.com \
 -s psbl.surriel.com \
 -s dyna.spamrats.com \
 -s noptr.spamrats.com \
 -s spam.spamrats.com \
 -s dnsbl.sorbs.net \
 -s spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net \
 -s bl.spamcannibal.org \
 -s bl.spamcop.net \
 -s pbl.spamhaus.org \
 -s sbl.spamhaus.org \
 -s xbl.spamhaus.org \
 -s ubl.unsubscore.com \
 -s dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net \
 -s dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net \
 -s dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net \
 -s db.wpbl.info \
 -s access.redhawk.org \
 -s blacklist.sci.kun.nl \
 -s bl.technovision.dk \
 -s dnsbl.kempt.net \
 -s dnsbl.solid.net \
 -s dul.ru \
 -s forbidden.icm.edu.pl \
 -s hil.habeas.com \
 -s rbl.schulte.org \
 -s sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
CHECK_RBL OK - nagios.org BLACKLISTED on 0 servers of 42 | servers=0;0;0 time=31s;;

or

$ check_rbl --extra-opts=rbl@check_rbl.ini -t 120 -H nagios.org -v

with check_rbl.ini

[rbl]
server=dnsbl.ahbl.org
server=cbl.abuseat.org
server=dnsbl.cyberlogic.net
server=bl.deadbeef.com
server=spamtrap.drbl.drand.net
server=spamsources.fabel.dk
server=0spam.fusionzero.com
server=mail-abuse.blacklist.jippg.org
server=korea.services.net
server=spamguard.leadmon.net
server=ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
server=relays.nether.net
server=dnsbl.njabl.org
server=bhnc.njabl.org
server=no-more-funn.moensted.dk
server=rbl.orbitrbl.com
server=psbl.surriel.com
server=dyna.spamrats.com
server=noptr.spamrats.com
server=spam.spamrats.com
; this keeps all zones of sorbs excl. spam
server=dnsbl.sorbs.net
server=spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net
server=bl.spamcannibal.org
server=bl.spamcop.net
server=pbl.spamhaus.org
server=sbl.spamhaus.org
server=xbl.spamhaus.org
server=ubl.unsubscore.com
server=dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
server=dnsbl-2.uceprotect.net
server=dnsbl-3.uceprotect.net
server=db.wpbl.info
server=access.redhawk.org
server=blacklist.sci.kun.nl
server=bl.technovision.dk
server=dnsbl.kempt.net
server=dnsbl.solid.net
server=dul.ru
server=forbidden.icm.edu.pl
server=hil.habeas.com
server=rbl.schulte.org
server=sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org

; these are rather slow
;server=bl.csma.biz
;server=sbl.csma.biz