I have many thousands of these over the last seven days: Mar 20 10:45:27 mail postfix/smtpd[19480]: warning: unknown[185.103.253.246]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
They are all the exact same, including the UGF… portion. Mar 20 10:48:34 mail postfix/postscreen[75523]: CONNECT from [185.103.253.246]:61153 to [65.121.55.45]:25 Mar 20 10:48:34 mail postfix/postscreen[75523]: PASS OLD [185.103.253.246]:61153 Mar 20 10:48:34 mail postfix/smtpd[19790]: connect from unknown[185.103.253.246] Mar 20 10:48:36 mail postfix/smtpd[19683]: warning: unknown[185.103.253.246]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6 Mar 20 10:48:36 mail postfix/smtpd[19683]: lost connection after AUTH from unknown[185.103.253.246] Mar 20 10:48:36 mail postfix/smtpd[19683]: disconnect from unknown[185.103.253.246] ehlo=1 auth=0/1 commands=1/2 I mean, nothing is getting in, but there are thousands of these, 2000 yesterday, and today there are over 3400 so far, and it’s barely even noon. The first day there were 700, and it’s just ramped up since then. /etc/hosts.allow: ALL : 185.103.253.246 : DENY Has no effect. -- 'You make us want what we can't have and what you give us is worth nothing and what you take is everything and all there is left for us is the cold hillside, and emptiness, and the laughter of the elves.'