IPT=/sbin/iptables SPAMLIST="spamlist" SPAMDROPMSG="SPAM LIST DROP" BADIPS=$(egrep -v -E "^#|^$" /root/iptables/blocked.ips) # create a new iptables list $IPT -N $SPAMLIST for ipblock in $BADIPS do $IPT -A $SPAMLIST -s $ipblock -j LOG --log-prefix "$SPAMDROPMSG" $IPT -A $SPAMLIST -s $ipblock -j DROP done $IPT -I INPUT -j $SPAMLIST $IPT -I OUTPUT -j $SPAMLIST $IPT -I FORWARD -j $SPAMLIST