Jack:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix-
> > > us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of Wietse Venema
> > > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 12:45 PM
> > > To: Postfix users
> > > Subject: Re: problem with log file entry
> > >
> > > Jack:
> > > > I see this particular warning:
> > > > Jan 20 14:35:50 houston postfix/smtpd[19267]: warning: problem
> > > > talking to server private/policy: Connection timed out
> > > >
> > > > So in order the related connection looks like this:
> > > > Jan 20 14:35:50 houston postfix/smtpd[19267]: warning: problem
> > > > talking to server private/policy: Connection timed out
> > > >
> > > > Jan 20 14:35:50 houston postfix/smtpd[19267]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT
> > > > from
> > > > gateway01.websitewelcome.com[67.18.53.19]: 451 4.3.5 Server
> > > > configuration problem; from=<m...@kconstruction.com>
> > > > to=<quo...@pico23.com> proto=SMTP
> > > helo=<gateway01.websitewelcome.com>
> > > >
> > > > Jan 20 14:35:50 houston postfix/smtpd[19267]: disconnect from
> > > > gateway01.websitewelcome.com[67.18.53.19]
> > > >
> > > > This happened while running BOTH 2.7.1 as well as now running
> > > > 2.8.0-RC3
> > >
> > > Perhaps you missed the text in SMTPD_POLICY_README that says:
> > >
> > > * Line 2: specify a "0" process limit instead of the default "-", to
> > avoid
> > > "connection refused" and other problems when the smtpd process limit
> > > exceeds the default_process_limit setting.
> > >
> > > Wietse
> >
> > Thank you Wietse,
> > That was a setting from our original postfix that we have moved forward to
> > every version of postfix we have run for years. I really never had anyone
> tell
> > me their messages were being rejected with that error and I have 4 servers
> > running postfix with a pretty good amount of mail coming in.
> > I am reading through the file and have applied the change...
> >
> > Thanks again!
>
> OK in further testing I see that the /usr/local/lib/policyd-spf-perl is not
> responding with anything. I can from other servers get it to respond with a
> pass/fail/neutral etc.
>
> I reinstalled policyd-spf-perl from RPM, but no luck, when I test buy hand
> using this method:
> request=smtpd_access_policy
> protocol_state=RCPT
> protocol_name=SMTP
> helo_name=h****forge.com
> queue_id=8045F2AB23
> sender=info@h****forge.com
> recipient=falko.timme@*******.de
> client_address=81.169.1**.**
> client_name=h****.server*********.net
> [empty line]
>
>
> I never get a response from this particular server.
> I'm not seeing more in the log file for this, so I don't know how to track
> down the problem....
>
> Any Ideas?
Perhaps it is waiting for an exclusive lock.
For problems with non-Postfix code, please contact the responsible
maintainer.
Wietse
