Hi there
I have a Postfix installation (postfix-2.6.5-1.rhel5) and I relay a
couple of remote ip addresses
(static adsl) of remote sites.
I cannot figure out how a spam originator fired some e-mails through my
mail server
using a specific remote IP, which was relayed
Return-Path:
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Noel Jones put forth on 1/29/2010 8:44 AM:
> On 1/29/2010 1:37 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>>> Local shows very speedy delivery. Is this "long" smtpd process
>>> lifespan normal
>>> for 2.5.5 or did I do something screwy/wrong in my config?
>>>
>>> relay=local, delay=2.2, delays=2.2/0/0/0.01, dsn=2.
Wietse Venema put forth on 1/31/2010 7:34 PM:
> Stan Hoeppner:
>>> Better: apply the long-term solution, in the form of the patch below.
>>> This undoes the max_idle override (a workaround that I introduced
>>> with Postfix 2.3). I already introduced the better solution with
>>> Postfix 2.4 while
Stan Hoeppner:
> > Better: apply the long-term solution, in the form of the patch below.
> > This undoes the max_idle override (a workaround that I introduced
> > with Postfix 2.3). I already introduced the better solution with
> > Postfix 2.4 while solving a different problem.
>
> I'm not sure i
Wietse Venema put forth on 1/31/2010 10:38 AM:
> Stan Hoeppner:
>> This is making good progress. Seeing the smtpd's memory footprint
>> drop so dramatically is fantastic. However, I'm still curious as
>> to why proxymap doesn't appear to be honoring $max_idle or $max_use.
>> Maybe my understandin
Jacqui Caren-home put forth on 1/31/2010 12:47 PM:
> I recommend joining the spam-l list and joining the discussion there.
I recommend against this. The topic is dead there now. One poster there
questioned why Wietse enabled it by default. I merely asked here so I could
post an official answer
On 31-Jan-2010, at 12:21, Wietse Venema wrote:
>
> Server implementations SHOULD support both VRFY and EXPN. For
> security reasons, implementations MAY provide local installations a
> way to disable either or both of these commands through configuration
> options or the equivalent.
And
Jacqui Caren-home:
> It was noted that the RFCs mention VRFY as a feature but does not state that
> it has to be enabled or disabled by default.
Citing RFC 2821:
Server implementations SHOULD support both VRFY and EXPN. For
security reasons, implementations MAY provide local installations
LuKreme wrote:
On 29-Jan-2010, at 18:20, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Their theory being that the default of ON makes it easier for spammers to
harvest addresses.
That's a pretty stupid theory though.
I recommend joining the spam-l list and joining the discussion there.
It was noted that the RFCs m
I am properly chastised.
I will change the names to lower case.
Chip
Wietse Venema wrote:
Miles Fidelman:
Ralph Blach wrote:
CASE FOLDING
All delivery decisions are made using the bare recipient
name (i.e. the address localpart), folded to lower case.
On 31.01.2010 17:33, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> It's not so much a bug as a direct violation of the SMTP spec. RFC2821,
> par. 2.4, states:
>
> The local-part of a mailbox MUST BE treated as case sensitive.
> Therefore, SMTP implementations
> MUST take care to preserve the case of mailbox local-par
On 29-Jan-2010, at 18:20, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> Their theory being that the default of ON makes it easier for spammers to
> harvest addresses.
That's a pretty stupid theory though.
--
"I don't care if Bill Gates is the world's biggest philanthropist.
The pain he has inflicted on the wo
Miles Fidelman:
> Ralph Blach wrote:
> >>> CASE FOLDING
> >>> All delivery decisions are made using the bare recipient
> >>> name (i.e. the address localpart), folded to lower case.
> >> http://www.postfix.org/local.8.html
> > Thanks, I discovered this and I personally consider this
Stan Hoeppner:
> This is making good progress. Seeing the smtpd's memory footprint
> drop so dramatically is fantastic. However, I'm still curious as
> to why proxymap doesn't appear to be honoring $max_idle or $max_use.
> Maybe my understanding of $max_use is not correct? It's currently
> set t
Ralph Blach wrote:
CASE FOLDING
All delivery decisions are made using the bare recipient
name (i.e. the address localpart), folded to lower case.
http://www.postfix.org/local.8.html
Thanks, I discovered this and I personally consider this a bug. In
these days, users names need
Ralph Blach wrote:
Thanks, I discovered this and I personally consider this a bug. In
these days, users names need to be mixed case for security reasons.
If I have a domain name I could just run through a list of well known
names, and then fill it up with mail.
I created mixed case user names
Quoting Ralph Blach :
te...@cnysupport.com wrote:
Quoting Ralph Blach :
On my linux system, I have uses with mixed case names.
I have one user RosaliE and I want her to get mail but postfix seems to
translate this rosalie.
How do I change this behaviour.
If this is a local user, AFAIK,
te...@cnysupport.com wrote:
Quoting Ralph Blach :
On my linux system, I have uses with mixed case names.
I have one user RosaliE and I want her to get mail but postfix seems to
translate this rosalie.
How do I change this behaviour.
If this is a local user, AFAIK, you can't change the beh
> ok so let me get this right,a user created on the server is also created a
> email address
Maybe, maybe not.
> we we don't have to go to some email server program to create an email
> address.Is that correct
You might, or you might not, but since we know less about your system than you
d
No.I need to create a new email address for a new staff member.thats all
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Jerry wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:42:48 -0800 (PST)
> dd1313 replied:
>
> >Yes I have a domain and need another email address at that domain
> >created.It was setup by a previous
> >adm
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:42:48 -0800 (PST)
dd1313 replied:
>Yes I have a domain and need another email address at that domain
>created.It was setup by a previous
>administrator, now a new staff has joined and we need another email
>address. for him
PLEASE stop 'top posting'. If you don't know what
Stan Hoeppner put forth on 1/31/2010 12:04 AM:
> Sorry for top posting. Forgot to add something earlier: Proxymap seems to be
> exiting on my system immediately after servicing requests. It does not seem
> to
> be obeying $max_use or $max_idle which are both set to 100. It did this even
> befo
ok so let me get this right,a user created on the server is also created a
email address
we we don't have to go to some email server program to create an email
address.Is that correct
So I am asking if I create a new user with password.I can go to email client
and set him up to receive emails
P
* dd1313 :
> Yes I have a domain and need another email address at that domain created.It
> was setup by a previous administrator, now a new staff has joined and we
> need another email address. for him
As a quick help run this and follow the command to add a new user- and
mailaccount:
# adduser
Yes I have a domain and need another email address at that domain created.It
was setup by a previous
administrator, now a new staff has joined and we need another email address.
for him
Patrick Ben Koetter wrote:
>
> * dd1313 :
>>
>> Actually I am taking over a server with postfix already ins
dd1313 put forth on 1/31/2010 2:44 AM:
>
> could you point me to that part of the docs that refer to that.Actually I
> know not what to do next.
> I have logged in as root on ubuntu, what is next please
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/add-a-user-on-ubuntu-server/
--
Stan
could you point me to that part of the docs that refer to that.Actually I
know not what to do next.
I have logged in as root on ubuntu, what is next please
Thanks
Dev
Patrick Ben Koetter wrote:
>
> * dd1313 :
>>
>> Actually I am taking over a server with postfix already installed , So I
>> am
* dd1313 :
>
> Actually I am taking over a server with postfix already installed , So I am
> struggling to find my way
> please help
What do you already know about email in general?
Do you need to create a new mail account or do you need to add another address
for an existing account?
p...@rick
Actually I am taking over a server with postfix already installed , So I am
struggling to find my way
please help
Dev
Aaron Wolfe wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:52 AM, dd1313 wrote:
>>
>> Hi GUys
>>
>> I am new to postfix, running unser ubuntu.I want to create a new email
>> address.
>>
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 2:52 AM, dd1313 wrote:
>
> Hi GUys
>
> I am new to postfix, running unser ubuntu.I want to create a new email
> address.
> please help me do that
>
This is covered in the documentation. Maybe you can quote the
specific part you are having trouble with?
> Thanks
> Dev
>
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