running postfix 3.7.2
mailing to cas...@state.gov i see lots of these, 2022-10-05T17:30:08.780807-04:00 mx03 postfix/qmgr[1392]: 4MjvVm57Jhz3n: from=<txxx...@example.com>, size=7604, nrcpt=1 (queue active) 2022-10-05T17:30:08.781256-04:00 mx03 postfix/submit-from-local/smtpd[8477]: disconnect from internal.mx.example.net[10.17.1.32] ehlo=1 xforward=2 mail=1 rcpt=1 data=1 quit=1 commands=7 2022-10-05T17:30:13.277421-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: DANE TLSA lookup problem: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=_25._tcp.christopher-ew.state.gov type=TLSA: Host not found, try again 2022-10-05T17:30:13.602684-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: DANE TLSA lookup problem: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=_25._tcp.christopher-ew.state.gov type=TLSA: Host not found, try again 2022-10-05T17:30:13.602980-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: TLS policy lookup for state.gov/christopher-ew.state.gov: TLSA lookup error for christopher-ew.state.gov:25 2022-10-05T17:30:14.353543-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: DANE TLSA lookup problem: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=_25._tcp.stimson.state.gov type=TLSA: Host not found, try again 2022-10-05T17:30:14.619838-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: DANE TLSA lookup problem: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for name=_25._tcp.stimson.state.gov type=TLSA: Host not found, try again 2022-10-05T17:30:14.620029-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: TLS policy lookup for state.gov/stimson.state.gov: TLSA lookup error for stimson.state.gov:25 2022-10-05T17:30:14.620076-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: TLS policy lookup for state.gov/stimson.state.gov: TLSA lookup error for stimson.state.gov:25 2022-10-05T17:30:14.620099-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: TLS policy lookup for state.gov/christopher-ew.state.gov: TLSA lookup error for christopher-ew.state.gov:25 2022-10-05T17:30:14.620133-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: warning: TLS policy lookup for state.gov/christopher-ew.state.gov: TLSA lookup error for christopher-ew.state.gov:25 2022-10-05T17:30:14.631186-04:00 mx03 postfix/smtp-out-ext/smtp[8484]: 4MjvVm57Jhz3n: to=<cas...@state.gov>, relay=none, delay=5.9, delays=0.07/0.01/5.8/0, dsn=4.7.5, status=deferred (TLSA lookup error for christopher-ew.state.gov:25) i personally don't recall every seeing one of these DANE TLSA errors reading Problem with TLSA & CNAME Wildcard https://mailing.postfix.users.narkive.com/VGejQATw/problem-with-tlsa-cname-wildcard suggests a resolver problem checking with my local resolver (unbound), dig +ad +noall +comment +ans +auth -t tlsa _25._tcp.christopher-ew.state.gov ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 491 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232 vs Cloudflare dig +ad +noall +comment +ans +auth -t tlsa _25._tcp.christopher-ew.state.gov @1.1.1.1 ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 64831 ;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: state.gov. 900 IN SOA o-bimc-dns001.grid.state.sbu. hostmaster.state.gov. 71488 10800 1080 2419200 900 anyone here have a hint what to test/check? seems like it's my resolver ... and not postfix or its config. (?) digging, so far, i'm seeing lots of references to the error online, and questions about unbound but no answer/resolution -- yet.