Noel Jones put forth on 10/2/2009 12:00 PM: > Was the mail addressed to postmaster? The postmaster address gets a > free ride in some versions of postfix.
No, it wasn't addressed to Postmaster, but I wish you'd have said this before I made a fool of myself, because your suggestion here jolted my thought process. It got through because of a "free ride". I manage a small spam trap, and I like to keep an eye on what's landing in it. The trap address is unfiltered (you may have actually been the one who helped me get that trap address whitelisted properly a couple weeks ago Noel). Anyway, I have Postfix route that spam into my mailbox, and I have T-Bird sort it into the trap folder. You guessed it... My T-Bird spam trap filter rule is based on the "To" address, and this spam was addressed to "undisclosed-recipients", but with a RCPT TO of the trap address. Thus, the T-Bird rule couldn't sort it, and when it showed up in my main inbox folder, I just assumed it was sent to s...@hardwarefreak.com. I've _never_ had a T-Bird sorting problem until today, which is why the thought hadn't yet popped into my head that this issue could be MUA related. > If you need further help, show "postconf -n" output, logging of the > offending mail passing through postfix, and headers from the mail. The only additional help I probably need is a good kick in the butt or a bucket of water thrown on my head. ;) Sorry I dragged you through this, but I'm sure glad you were along for the ride. You unknowingly solved my issue with two simple words: "free ride". I'll be very mindful of today's experience moving forward. Thank Noel. -- Stan
