Hi, I'm using a couple of anti-spam techniques which successfully reject (5xx) or ban (ipfilter firewall rule) most spam before even getting in the queue. A couple of days ago about 2600 spam messages where delivered to an user with a catch-all account. These messages where classified as SPAM or SPAMMY by spamassassin and where indeed spam. I wonder why these messages got through at all?
I use greylisting, blacklists, ban hosts that send one spam message for 10 minutes (ipfilter) and ban hosts that send three spam messages for one day (ipfilter). Are there ways to block these spam attacks? I don't see any pattern in ips. Maybe increase the greylist period for the domain under attack (I don't know how to do that without effecting the other domains). Output of postconf -n: alias_maps = hash:/opt/csw/etc/postfix/aliases body_checks = regexp:/opt/csw/etc/postfix/maps/body_checks broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes command_directory = /opt/csw/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix content_filter = amavisfeed:localhost:10024 daemon_directory = /opt/csw/libexec/postfix data_directory = /opt/csw/var/lib/postfix default_database_type = hash delay_warning_time = 4h disable_vrfy_command = yes header_checks = regexp:/opt/csw/etc/postfix/maps/header_checks home_mailbox = Maildir/ html_directory = /opt/csw/share/doc/postfix/html inet_interfaces = all mailbox_command = /opt/csw/bin/procmail-wrapper -o -a $DOMAIN -d $LOGNAME mailbox_size_limit = 209715200 mailq_path = /opt/csw/bin/mailq manpage_directory = /opt/csw/share/man maximal_backoff_time = 8000s maximal_queue_lifetime = 7d message_size_limit = 20971520 mime_header_checks = regexp:/opt/csw/etc/postfix/maps/mime_header_checks minimal_backoff_time = 1000s mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain myhostname = stevie.youngguns.nl mynetworks_style = host myorigin = $myhostname newaliases_path = /opt/csw/bin/newaliases readme_directory = /opt/csw/share/doc/postfix/README_FILES receive_override_options = no_address_mappings recipient_delimiter = + relay_domains = $mydestination, slagenlandwonen.nl, wfcommunicatie.nl, gooischebrink.com, interjute.nl, melamo.nl, fair-play.nl, loopbaankamer.nl, ospl.nl, ospl.de, printcontrol.nl, dankers-schilderwerken.nl, promonta.nl, interim-denbosch.nl relayhost = sample_directory = /opt/csw/share/doc/postfix/samples sendmail_path = /opt/csw/sbin/sendmail smtp_bind_address = 213.207.90.2 smtp_helo_timeout = 60s smtp_send_xforward_command = yes smtp_skip_quit_response = yes smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree: ${queue_directory}/smtp_scache smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP smtpd_client_connection_count_limit = 10 smtpd_client_restrictions = reject_rbl_client dnsbl.njabl.org, permit smtpd_data_restrictions = reject_unauth_pipelining smtpd_delay_reject = yes smtpd_hard_error_limit = 12 smtpd_helo_required = yes smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, warn_if_reject reject_non_fqdn_hostname, reject_invalid_hostname, permit smtpd_recipient_limit = 25 smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_non_fqdn_hostname, reject_non_fqdn_sender,reject_invalid_hostname, reject_unauth_destination, reject_unlisted_recipient, reject_rbl_client zen.spamhaus.org, reject_rbl_client bl.spamcop.net, reject_rbl_client b.barracudacentral.org, reject_rbl_client psbl.surriel.com, reject_rbl_client virbl.dnsbl.bit.nl, check_policy_service inet:127.0.0.1:10023, permit smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot smtpd_sender_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unknown_sender_domain, permit smtpd_soft_error_limit = 3 smtpd_tls_cert_file = /home/yghosting/ssl/secure-youngguns-nl.pem smtpd_tls_key_file = /home/yghosting/ssl/secure-youngguns-nl.key smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree: ${queue_directory}/smtpd_scache smtpd_use_tls = yes soft_bounce = no tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom transport_maps = hash:/opt/csw/etc/postfix/transport unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 virtual_alias_maps = hash:/opt/csw/etc/postfix/virtual Kind regards, Martijn de Munnik -- YoungGuns Kasteleinenkampweg 7b 5222 AX 's-Hertogenbosch T. 073 623 56 40 F. 073 623 56 39 www.youngguns.nl KvK 18076568