On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 8:02 PM, /dev/rob0 <r...@gmx.co.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 03:51:33PM +0100, Robert Schetterer wrote:
> > > the server got a list of  domains (those domains mail servers use this
> > > server as relayhost)to relay out and does only smtp out; what could be
> > > wrong in the above config; appreciate ur assistance upon this
> >
> > thats the reason, guess your relay clients get lots of i.e spam/virus
> > mail,perhaps they bounce after allready got the mail for nonexistent
> > domains/mailaccounts etc ( do they have catch alls, buggy virus
>
> Indeed, if you relay backscatter, you can expect to be listed as a
> backscatterer! That's pretty simple. Don't do it. Get the clients to
> fix their problems. In the meantime a check_sender_access lookup
> will stop the abuse:
>    <>    HOLD
> and you can check mailq(1) periodically; release any that look like
> legitimate bounces, and deal with the others as may be appropriate.
> "man postsuper" for information.
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i tried putting <>   HOLD in allowed domains (mydomain map) but it doesn't
work and result in 'relay access denied'; how can i put this and check ?

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