On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:57:12 -0500 Jim Seymour <jseym...@linxnet.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:03:59 -0500 (EST) > Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org> wrote: > > > Wietse Venema: > > > > bge1 @0:24 b <my_outside_ip>,25 -> 89.73.201.168,36545 PR > > > > tcp len 20 40 -AR OUT > > > > > > Why are you blocking outbound TCP RST? [snip] > > > -AR means the ACK and RST flags are set. > > My question is why is your firewall blocking outbound ACK|RST? > > I'm using basically "canned" rulesets in my ipfilter setup. That is > the default deny at the end of bge1's output filters. > > I must've messed-up, somewhere. I'll take a look in the morning. [snip] Looking at it with fresh eyes, fortified by a cup of coffee :), if I messed-up, I'll be darned if I can see where. The firewall rules related to this couldn't be more straight-forward: . . . pass out quick on bge1 proto tcp from any to any port = 25 keep state . . . block out log first quick on bge1 all That's it. Regards, Jim -- Note: My mail server employs *very* aggressive anti-spam filtering. If you reply to this email and your email is rejected, please accept my apologies and let me know via my web form at <http://jimsun.LinxNet.com/contact/scform.php>.