Postfix User:
> I hope this isn't too stupid of a question. I have been finding this event
> logged in maillog for the past several days:
>
> Jul 16 08:50:38 scorpio postfix/smtpd[69563]: connect from
> localhost[127.0.0.1]
> Jul 16 08:50:38 scorpio postfix/smtpd[69563]: warning: Illegal address syntax
> from localhost[127.0.0.1] in MAIL command: <simon.schmidt@107.190.130.96>
As the logging states, name@ipaddress is not valid SMTP.
> I am trying to figure out how this is connecting to the localhost or what
> is actually happening. Has my system been hacked or something? I don't believe
> anything has actually been sent out.
Postfix logs the event, so that you know that it did not accept the
email. Now, you need to find out what program is talking to Postfix:
perhaps you have a buggy web application.
Wietse
