hi all
i got a notice from my relay saying  queue file write error; the details are
as follows:

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From:    mailer-dae...@relay1.example.com (Mail Delivery System)
To:    postmas...@example.com(Postmaster)
Date:    07/10/2009 11:44 AM
Subject:Postfix SMTP server: errors from na3sys009aog105.obsmtp.com
[74.125.149.75]


Transcript of session follows.

 Out: 220 relay1.example.com ESMTP Postfix
 In:  HELO na3sys009aog105.obsmtp.com
 Out: 250 relay1.example.com
 In:  MAIL FROM:<garth.hayw...@kaseya.com>
 Out: 250 2.1.0 Ok
 In:  RCPT TO:<san...@example.com>
 Out: 250 2.1.5 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  NOOP
 Out: 250 2.0.0 Ok
 In:  DATA
 Out: 354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
 Out: 451 4.3.0 Error: queue file write error
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what could it be? this is the first time i'm getting such a message;  what
is this NOOP ?
i've got amavisd/spamassassin and clamd with sanesecurity plugins on the
server
postfix ver 2.4.5 (opensuse 10.3);

when i grep the postfix log for obsmtp.com and got the following:
Oct  7 15:20:46 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4445]: connect from
eu1sys200aog114.obsmtp.com[207.126.144.137]
Oct  7 15:20:47 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4445]: B55BB161349: client=
eu1sys200aog114.obsmtp.com[207.126.144.137]
Oct  7 15:20:57 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4445]: disconnect from
eu1sys200aog114.obsmtp.com[207.126.144.137]
Oct  7 15:23:55 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4445]: connect from
exprod8og115.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.30]
Oct  7 15:23:57 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4445]: 03752161147: client=
exprod8og115.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.30]
Oct  7 15:24:02 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4445]: disconnect from
exprod8og115.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.30]
Oct  7 15:37:36 relay1 postfix/smtpd[3980]: connect from
eu1sys200aog118.obsmtp.com[207.126.144.145]
Oct  7 15:37:38 relay1 postfix/smtpd[3980]: 568C7161147: client=
eu1sys200aog118.obsmtp.com[207.126.144.145]
Oct  7 15:37:50 relay1 postfix/smtpd[3980]: disconnect from
eu1sys200aog118.obsmtp.com[207.126.144.145]
Oct  7 15:59:12 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4622]: connect from
exprod5og106.obsmtp.com[64.18.0.182]
Oct  7 15:59:15 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4622]: 2C398161147: client=
exprod5og106.obsmtp.com[64.18.0.182]
Oct  7 15:59:24 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4622]: disconnect from
exprod5og106.obsmtp.com[64.18.0.182]
Oct  7 16:32:29 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4935]: connect from
exprod8og110.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.100]
Oct  7 16:32:31 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4935]: 7C73616124D: client=
exprod8og110.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.100]
Oct  7 16:32:38 relay1 postfix/smtpd[4935]: disconnect from
exprod8og110.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.100]
Oct  7 16:38:57 relay1 postfix/smtpd[5005]: connect from
exprod6og110.obsmtp.com[64.18.1.25]
Oct  7 16:39:05 relay1 postfix/smtpd[5005]: C94F21613D2: client=
exprod6og110.obsmtp.com[64.18.1.25]
Oct  7 16:39:17 relay1 postfix/smtpd[5005]: disconnect from
exprod6og110.obsmtp.com[64.18.1.25]
Oct  7 16:42:15 relay1 postfix/smtpd[5005]: connect from
exprod8og102.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.84]
Oct  7 16:42:22 relay1 postfix/smtpd[5005]: 73611161232: client=
exprod8og102.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.84]
Oct  7 16:42:28 relay1 postfix/smtpd[5005]: disconnect from
exprod8og102.obsmtp.com[64.18.3.84]

client is trying to connect from different ips;  is it spam attack! this
keep on happening on the server while i'm sending  this mail
help appreciated

-bharathan

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