Re: check_sender_access stops incoming mail

2015-04-06 Thread Wietse Venema
Bithead: > Wietse, > > >> # check_sender_accesshash:/etc/posfix/mywhitelist <-- this > killed > > the pathname does not exist (you mis-typed it). In addition, you > > Ok, that's embarrassing. Thanks for catching it, though. But even so, why > would pointing to a non-existent file comp

RE: check_sender_access stops incoming mail

2015-04-06 Thread Bithead
Wietse, >> # check_sender_accesshash:/etc/posfix/mywhitelist <-- this killed > the pathname does not exist (you mis-typed it). In addition, you Ok, that's embarrassing. Thanks for catching it, though. But even so, why would pointing to a non-existent file completely halt incoming mail

Re: check_sender_access stops incoming mail

2015-04-05 Thread Wietse Venema
Bithead: > # check_sender_accesshash:/etc/posfix/mywhitelist <-- this killed If in doubt, look for warning messages in the maillog file. In this specific case the warnings would have told you that you the pathname does not exist (you mis-typed it). In addition, you may have forgotten to

check_sender_access stops incoming mail

2015-04-05 Thread Bithead
I have inherited the management of a postfix mail server. The prior admin is not available to consult. The server is working fine as he configured it. Client access checks are used to whitelist by IP address for known mail clients who would otherwise be rejected due to invalid helo information.