[pfx] Re: disable authentication on port 25

2024-05-23 Thread Peter via Postfix-users
On 24/05/24 13:08, Northwind via Postfix-users wrote: do you mean since I have been using postscreen, there is no need to manually disable authentication on port 25? since postscreen doesn't have auth support. No you definately should disable auth on port 25 regardless. It is possible for po

[pfx] Re: SASL reject force disconnect

2024-05-23 Thread John Hill via Postfix-users
Will do it. Tonight. Thanks On May 23, 2024 9:11 PM, Wietse Venema via Postfix-users wrote: John Hill via Postfix-users: > I learn something every time I read this group, when I can keep up with > the conversation! > > I had auth on ports I did not need. I use auth on submission port 5

[pfx] Re: SASL reject force disconnect

2024-05-23 Thread Wietse Venema via Postfix-users
John Hill via Postfix-users: > I learn something every time I read this group, when I can keep up with > the conversation! > > I had auth on ports I did not need. I use auth on submission port 587, > for users access. > > I do get a boat load of failed login attempts on 587. Funny how a China,

[pfx] Re: disable authentication on port 25

2024-05-23 Thread Northwind via Postfix-users
do you mean since I have been using postscreen, there is no need to manually disable authentication on port 25? since postscreen doesn't have auth support. Thanks Wietse. As documnented somewhere, postscreen never announces AUTH support. ___ Postf

[pfx] SASL reject force disconnect

2024-05-23 Thread John Hill via Postfix-users
I learn something every time I read this group, when I can keep up with the conversation! I had auth on ports I did not need. I use auth on submission port 587, for users access. I do get a boat load of failed login attempts on 587. Funny how a China, US, Argentina, you name it, hosts, will

[pfx] Re: disable authentication on port 25

2024-05-23 Thread Wietse Venema via Postfix-users
Northwind via Postfix-users: > Hello, > > since my smtp instance is postscreen as showing the follow, > > smtp inet n - y - 1 postscreen > > > How can I disable authentication on port 25 then? > > I know if the smtp instance is smtpd, this option should work

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Peter via Postfix-users
On 24/05/24 01:42, Bill Cole via Postfix-users wrote: Likely brute force. Not exactly. "Brute force" password cracking is almost never seen today, as it has been replaced by a practice commonly called "credential stuffing" where the attacker has some large collection of known-good username+p

[pfx] disable authentication on port 25

2024-05-23 Thread Northwind via Postfix-users
Hello, since my smtp instance is postscreen as showing the follow, smtp inet n - y - 1 postscreen How can I disable authentication on port 25 then? I know if the smtp instance is smtpd, this option should work: -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=no Thank you. _

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Peter via Postfix-users
On 24/05/24 02:12, Matus UHLAR - fantomas via Postfix-users wrote: Zen includes the "PBL" component, which consists largely of residential and mobile consumer IPs. Yes, but these are (usually) not considered valid clients, these should use submission/submissions(smtps) ports where reject_rbl_c

[pfx] Re: TLS for SMTP Outbound -- Only One tlsproxy

2024-05-23 Thread Viktor Dukhovni via Postfix-users
On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 05:48:29PM -0400, Wietse Venema via Postfix-users wrote: > Greg Sims via Postfix-users: > > We see conn_use about 24% of the time: > > But none of the sessions shown in your message have that. > > Do they also have multiple-of-5-second type 'c' delays? Indeed those multi

[pfx] Re: TLS for SMTP Outbound -- Only One tlsproxy

2024-05-23 Thread Wietse Venema via Postfix-users
Greg Sims via Postfix-users: > We see conn_use about 24% of the time: But none of the sessions shown in your message have that. Do they also have multiple-of-5-second type 'c' delays? Wietse ___ Postfix-users mailing list -- postfix-users@post

[pfx] Re: Dedicated servers for Address Verification Probes

2024-05-23 Thread Wietse Venema via Postfix-users
Pedro David Marco via Postfix-users: > Hi all, > is it possible to have several Postfix instances to use a centralized > Postfix server for address verification probes when this centralized > server is NOT an MDA but a relay to external MDAs? You can specify address_verify_relayhost and the like,

[pfx] Re: how disable DSN pipe]

2024-05-23 Thread Wietse Venema via Postfix-users
You have been perfectly clear. As outlined in DSN_README, the RFC does not support a way to selectively disable SUCCESS notification. Postfix is not just a bunch of random hacks thrown together. You are free to use a different mail system. Wietse __

[pfx] Re: TLS for SMTP Outbound -- Only One tlsproxy

2024-05-23 Thread Greg Sims via Postfix-users
On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 7:07 AM Greg Sims wrote: > > Thank you Viktor. All recommended changes have been made. I hope to > collect useful "collate" data with our next distribution at Noon today > pacific. > Still having problems with the inbound smtpd from our private network flooding "collate".

[pfx] Dedicated servers for Address Verification Probes

2024-05-23 Thread Pedro David Marco via Postfix-users
Hi all, is it possible to have several Postfix instances to use a centralized Postfix server for address verification probes when this centralized server is NOT an MDA but a relay to external MDAs? Thanks in advance! Pete. ___ Postfix-users mailing list

[pfx] Re: how disable DSN pipe

2024-05-23 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas via Postfix-users
On 23.05.24 20:51, Alexander Kolesnikov via Postfix-users wrote: 23.05.2024 19:06, Wietse Venema via Postfix-users пишет: Aleksandr Kolesnikov via Postfix-users: if the user requests a DSN, he receives a delivery message via the ... how to prohibit the sending of such DSN? Perhaps: [1]

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas via Postfix-users
Don't accept mail from home networks. For example, use "reject_dbl_client zen.spamhaus.org". For this you must use your own DNS resolver, not the DNSresolver from your ISP. On 23.05.24 07:00, Northwind via Postfix-users wrote: will this also stop the valid client's SMTP connection? thank you

[pfx] Re: Disable Non Delivery Notifications only for some adresses

2024-05-23 Thread Alexander Kolesnikov via Postfix-users
23.05.2024 15:38, Kevin Cousin via Postfix-users пишет: Le 2024-05-21T22:50:48.000+02:00, Wietse Venema via Postfix-users a écrit : Kevin Cousin via Postfix-users:

[pfx] Re: how disable DSN pipe

2024-05-23 Thread Alexander Kolesnikov via Postfix-users
23.05.2024 19:06, Wietse Venema via Postfix-users пишет: Aleksandr Kolesnikov via Postfix-users: if the user requests a DSN, he receives a delivery message via the ... how to prohibit the sending of such DSN?

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Bill Cole via Postfix-users
On 2024-05-23 at 02:31:05 UTC-0400 (Thu, 23 May 2024 08:31:05 +0200) Matus UHLAR - fantomas via Postfix-users is rumored to have said: Don't accept mail from home networks. For example, use "reject_dbl_client zen.spamhaus.org". For this you must use your own DNS resolver, not the DNSresolver

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Bill Cole via Postfix-users
On 2024-05-22 at 19:03:48 UTC-0400 (Thu, 23 May 2024 11:03:48 +1200) Peter via Postfix-users is rumored to have said: On 23/05/24 10:33, Northwind via Postfix-users wrote: [...] The attack continues at this time. My questions are: 1. what's the purpose of this kind of attack? Brute force pas

[pfx] Re: TLS for SMTP Outbound -- Only One tlsproxy

2024-05-23 Thread Greg Sims via Postfix-users
Thank you Viktor. All recommended changes have been made. I hope to collect useful "collate" data with our next distribution at Noon today pacific. I hope you have a great day! Greg > [root@mail01 postfix]# postconf -nf > > [root@mail01 postfix]# postconf -Mf ___

[pfx] Re: how disable DSN pipe

2024-05-23 Thread Wietse Venema via Postfix-users
Aleksandr Kolesnikov via Postfix-users: > if the user requests a DSN, he receives a delivery message via the ... > how to prohibit the sending of such DSN? Perhaps: https://www.postfix.org/DSN_README.html Wietse ___ Postfix-users mailing lis

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Northwind via Postfix-users
That's great info from all you people. many thanks! > > On 23/05/24 19:02, Jaroslaw Rafa via Postfix-users wrote: > > > > > In addition I can add one idea: > > > > I have had quite a success with a policy server that rejects all > > connections > > > > on submission ports IF it doesn't f

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Peter via Postfix-users
On 23/05/24 19:02, Jaroslaw Rafa via Postfix-users wrote: In addition I can add one idea: I have had quite a success with a policy server that rejects all connections on submission ports IF it doesn't find a currently established IMAP session from the same IP address. All "normal" mail clients (a

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Peter via Postfix-users
On 23/05/24 16:51, Viktor Dukhovni via Postfix-users wrote: Dovecot has its own mechanism list, while Postfix has a mechanism list filter. You should be able to set: smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = plain He's trying to prevent login on smtpd, so the setting should be smtpd_sasl_mechanism_f

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Jaroslaw Rafa via Postfix-users
Dnia 23.05.2024 o godz. 15:18:36 Northwind via Postfix-users pisze: > how to implement that a policy server? thanks. My script is very simple, I just took a sample policy server script in Perl included with Postfix distribution and added code to ask Dovecot about currently active IMAP sessions. I

[pfx] Re: Disable Non Delivery Notifications only for some adresses

2024-05-23 Thread Kevin Cousin via Postfix-users
Le 2024-05-21T22:50:48.000+02:00, Wietse Venema via Postfix-users a écrit : > Kevin Cousin via Postfix-users: >>  Hi, >>   >>   We are using Postfix as relay for our internal apps. This apps >>  are >>   >>   sending mails to final users with from nore...@example.net, but >>   >>   sometimes, adr

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Northwind via Postfix-users
how to implement that a policy server? thanks. In addition I can add one idea: ___ Postfix-users mailing list -- postfix-users@postfix.org To unsubscribe send an email to postfix-users-le...@postfix.org

[pfx] Re: Strengthen email system security

2024-05-23 Thread Jaroslaw Rafa via Postfix-users
Dnia 23.05.2024 o godz. 11:03:48 Peter via Postfix-users pisze: > > You can implement a policy daemon (such as postfwd) which can add > limits to help in case a password does get found. This can shut > down a user account before it gets used to send too much SPAM. > > If you know that all of you