Hello, I have a working setup with a dedicated MX inbound which deliver via transport to a postfix / dovecot backend server. I found some mail, probably with forged "Delivered-To" header that make the backend bounce with "mail forwarding loop"
Here is the log of the backend : Feb 25 05:19:37 mut-mx-1 postfix/smtpd[9860]: connect from mail-in-1.numeezy.com[188.165.154.163] Feb 25 05:19:38 mut-mx-1 postfix/smtpd[9860]: 0B34B4400A0: client=mail-in-1.numeezy.com[188.165.154.163] Feb 25 05:19:38 mut-mx-1 postfix/cleanup[9864]: 0B34B4400A0: message-id=<ofrfeclgtctkpalthwjctaefxrwyp_mrwifpb_qyhswspshayisgy...@mydomain.com> Feb 25 05:19:38 mut-mx-1 postfix/qmgr[24187]: 0B34B4400A0: from=<accu...@mtnl.net.in>, size=52696, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 25 05:19:38 mut-mx-1 postfix/smtpd[9860]: disconnect from mail-in-1.numeezy.com[188.165.154.163] Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/smtpd[9894]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/smtpd[9894]: 01DCB4400A2: client=localhost[127.0.0.1] Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/cleanup[9864]: 01DCB4400A2: message-id=<ofrfeclgtctkpalthwjctaefxrwyp_mrwifpb_qyhswspshayisgy...@mydomain.com> Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/smtpd[9894]: disconnect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/qmgr[24187]: 01DCB4400A2: from=<accu...@mtnl.net.in>, size=52912, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 amavis[8589]: (08589-03) Passed CLEAN {RelayedInbound}, [188.165.154.163]:54450 [182.56.200.64] <accu...@mtnl.net.in> -> <accu...@mydomain.com>, Queue-ID: 0B34B4400A0, Message-ID: <ofrfeclgtctkpalthwjctaefxrwyp_mrwifpb_qyhswspshayisgy...@mydomain.com>, mail_id: l5DBpkJG4N6C, Hits: 2.87, size: 52695, pt: 9, queued_as: 01DCB4400A2, 966 ms Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/smtp[9865]: 0B34B4400A0: to=<accu...@mydomain.com>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=1.1, delays=0.17/0/0/0.97, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 from MTA(smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 01DCB4400A2) Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/qmgr[24187]: 0B34B4400A0: removed Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/pipe[9895]: 01DCB4400A2: to=<accu...@mydomain.com>, relay=dovecot, delay=0.04, delays=0.02/0.01/0/0.02, dsn=5.4.6, status=bounced (mail forwarding loop for accu...@mydomain.com) Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/cleanup[9897]: 0E3E04400A0: message-id=<20140225041939.0e3e0440...@mail.numeezy.com> Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/qmgr[24187]: 0E3E04400A0: from=<>, size=3486, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/bounce[9896]: 01DCB4400A2: sender non-delivery notification: 0E3E04400A0 Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/qmgr[24187]: 01DCB4400A2: removed Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/smtp[9898]: 0E3E04400A0: to=<accu...@mtnl.net.in>, relay=37.59.203.171[37.59.203.171]:8025, delay=0.15, delays=0.03/0.01/0.02/0.09, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 19D241A73BE) Feb 25 05:19:39 mut-mx-1 postfix/qmgr[24187]: 0E3E04400A0: removed I found 5 similar mail in my logs. Each mail is sent from a different IP but each time the first part of sender email is the same as recipient (from=<accu...@mtnl.net.in> to <accu...@mydomain.com> in my exemple). I don't know if that matters, but I smell like Spam although Amavis says it's clean I think I'm in the case discuss here : http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t10734.html Do you think I can be a backscatter source ? Your advices are greatly appreciated. Thanks. Alexandre