duplicate delivery on tempfail

2009-12-21 Thread Vladimir Vassiliev
I discovered next issue with postfix. Suppose there is alias: alias: user1, user2 If delivery to user1 was successful and to user2 was not (and it was tempfail or soft_bounce=yes), then next time postfix will deliver to user1 also. Is this behavior also conditional by architecture of Po

smtpd_command_filter

2009-12-21 Thread Hari Hendaryanto
hi, i'm using postfix 2.5 i've been flooded with "Illegal address syntax from" from my customers which are using crap email client. Log shows: Dec 21 15:48:40 lb1 postfix/smtpd[68202]: warning: Illegal address syntax from 202-127-103-114.triplegate.net.id[202.127.103.114]:3608] in RCPT comm

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Mehul Ved
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Noel Jones wrote: > Your original complaint is that postfix is not sending or receiving mail. >  The only evidence I see of that in the log file is > > Dec 19 21:21:42 www postfix/smtpd[18342]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from > unknown[190.2.225.89]: 550 5.1.1 : Recipie

handling VERP bounces and autoresponders

2009-12-21 Thread ram
For our newsletter mails we use a VERP format so that we can easily trap the bouncing IDS But some mail servers send "vacation responses" to this sender id , creating false bounce impressions How does one normally handle such autoresponses , as well as other soft bounces like quota warning or dela

How can i move email logs from /var/logs to any other directory?

2009-12-21 Thread Arora, Sumit
Hi, I need to move email logs to /mnt/ currently it is /var/logs/, how can I do this? Please help. Thanks & Regards, Sumit Arora IPG R&D Hub, Gurgaon Hewlett-Packard India Software Operation Pvt. Ltd. Work: x19013 Cell: +91-9958181104

Re: How can i move email logs from /var/logs to any other directory?

2009-12-21 Thread Mehul Ved
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Arora, Sumit wrote: > Hi, > > > > I need to move email logs to /mnt/ currently it is /var/logs/, how can I do > this? > > Please help. If you are using syslog, check /etc/syslog.conf you should find the path for mail logs in there. Change it to the desired locatio

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Mehul Ved put forth on 12/21/2009 5:01 AM: > logs after the problem occurred - http://pastebin.ca/1722318 > logs before the problem occurred - http://pastebin.ca/1722322 You inbound for relay (I assume so due to the TLS): Dec 19 00:03:18 www postfix/smtpd[23607]: connect from c-24-34-20-2.hsd1.m

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Mehul Ved
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > At the worst, it looks like your qmgr daemon isn't running, or isn't being > called, or, at the least, isn't being logged.  Assuming it's the first, why > isn't your qmgr daemon running?  If it's the 2nd, why isn't your cleanup > process > h

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Mehul Ved
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Mehul Ved wrote: > This is something I found today > Dec 18 16:23:35 www postfix/pickup[23157]: fatal: watchdog timeout > Dec 19 00:52:16 www postfix/pickup[25514]: fatal: watchdog timeout > Dec 19 05:35:47 www postfix/smtp[27520]: fatal: watchdog timeout > Dec 19

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Mehul Ved put forth on 12/21/2009 6:37 AM: > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Mehul Ved wrote: >> This is something I found today >> Dec 18 16:23:35 www postfix/pickup[23157]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 19 00:52:16 www postfix/pickup[25514]: fatal: watchdog timeout >> Dec 19 05:35:47 www postf

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Mehul Ved
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > This host is a web server that happens to run postfix correct?  Not the other > way 'round? It's mainly a mail server which also runs a web server. >  Does this web server run apache and php? Yes. >  Were both fully patched > up to the da

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Wietse Venema
You write that mail is stuck in the active queue. Have you looked at the Postfix logs for warnings? http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#logging Look for obvious signs of trouble Postfix logs all failed and successful deliveries to a logfile. The file is usually called /var/log/maillog or /v

Re: handling VERP bounces and autoresponders

2009-12-21 Thread Wietse Venema
ram: > For our newsletter mails we use a VERP format so that we can easily trap > the bouncing IDS > But some mail servers send "vacation responses" to this sender id , > creating false bounce impressions > > How does one normally handle such autoresponses , as well as other soft > bounces like qu

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Mehul Ved
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: > You write that mail is stuck in the active queue. > Have you looked at the Postfix logs for warnings? > > http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#logging > > Look for obvious signs of trouble Dec 19 00:51:55 www postfix/local[25863]: warnin

RE: postfix architecture

2009-12-21 Thread Houssam El Hallak
Hello thak you for your answer I have underston for question 1 now back to question 2 about the local detection of all my inbound mails yest it is in my local network but not decalred in $mynetworks , so is it still normal behaviour see the attachement for more info thank you in advance

Re: smtpd_command_filter

2009-12-21 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 04:17:15PM +0700, Hari Hendaryanto wrote: > Dec 21 15:48:40 lb1 postfix/smtpd[68202]: warning: Illegal address syntax > from 202-127-103-114.triplegate.net.id[202.127.103.114]:3608] in RCPT > command: <'someu...@yahoo.com'> > > How can i adopt "smtpd_command_filter" with

Re: postfix architecture

2009-12-21 Thread Noel Jones
On 12/21/2009 9:14 AM, Houssam El Hallak wrote: Hello thak you for your answer I have underston for question 1 now back to question 2 about the local detection of all my inbound mails yest it is in my local network but not decalred in $mynetworks , so is it still normal behaviour "Passed Cl

Re: duplicate delivery on tempfail

2009-12-21 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:48:55AM +0300, Vladimir Vassiliev wrote: > > I discovered next issue with postfix. > Suppose there is alias: > alias:user1, user2 > > If delivery to user1 was successful and to user2 was not (and it was > tempfail or soft_bounce=yes), then next time pos

TLS Configuration on Postfix

2009-12-21 Thread Carlos Williams
I have TLS / SASL working on my email server. My question is in my main.cf on Postfix, I have the following parameter for TLS: smtpd_tls_security_level = may In my VIM editor, every parameter except the one listed above is in color. The above parameter is just in white. I assumed that this was be

Re: TLS Configuration on Postfix

2009-12-21 Thread Brian Evans - Postfix List
On 12/21/2009 10:58 AM, Carlos Williams wrote: > smtpd_tls_security_level = may > > In my VIM editor, every parameter except the one listed above is in > color. The above parameter is just in white. I assumed that this was > because the parameter was not being properly recognized via Postfix. I > r

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Wietse Venema
Mehul Ved: > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: > > You write that mail is stuck in the active queue. > > Have you looked at the Postfix logs for warnings? > > > > http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#logging > > > > Look for obvious signs of trouble > > Dec 19 00:51:55 www

Re: sendmail.postfix not starting due to time mismatch

2009-12-21 Thread Noel Jones
On 12/21/2009 5:01 AM, Mehul Ved wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Noel Jones wrote: Your original complaint is that postfix is not sending or receiving mail. The only evidence I see of that in the log file is Dec 19 21:21:42 www postfix/smtpd[18342]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown

Re: TLS Configuration on Postfix

2009-12-21 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:58:40AM -0500, Carlos Williams wrote: > I have TLS / SASL working on my email server. My question is in my > main.cf on Postfix, I have the following parameter for TLS: > > smtpd_tls_security_level = may > > In my VIM editor, every parameter except the one listed above

RE: postfix architecture

2009-12-21 Thread Houssam El Hallak
> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:45:56 -0600 > From: njo...@megan.vbhcs.org > To: postfix-users@postfix.org > Subject: Re: postfix architecture > > On 12/21/2009 9:14 AM, Houssam El Hallak wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > thak you for your answer > > I have underston for question 1 > > > > now back

Re: TLS Configuration on Postfix

2009-12-21 Thread /dev/rob0
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:09:47AM -0500, Victor Duchovni wrote: > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:58:40AM -0500, Carlos Williams wrote: > > And lastly, do I need this parameter in my main.cf: > > > > smtp_use_tls = yes > > No, you should stop setting it. It is obsolete, and superceded by > smtpd_tls_

Re: TLS Configuration on Postfix

2009-12-21 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:53:57AM -0600, /dev/rob0 wrote: > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:09:47AM -0500, Victor Duchovni wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:58:40AM -0500, Carlos Williams wrote: > > > And lastly, do I need this parameter in my main.cf: > > > > > > smtp_use_tls = yes > > > > No,

Re: postfix architecture

2009-12-21 Thread Noel Jones
On 12/21/2009 10:18 AM, Houssam El Hallak wrote: > Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:45:56 -0600 > From: njo...@megan.vbhcs.org > To: postfix-users@postfix.org > Subject: Re: postfix architecture > > On 12/21/2009 9:14 AM, Houssam El Hallak wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > thak you for your answe

Monitor someone's mail?

2009-12-21 Thread William Jordan
Is there a (easy and/or simple) way to get a copy of a person's inbound & outbound mail sent to another mail user? We want to monitor a mail account. I am pretty sure I can forward incoming mail but outbound mail I am not so sure about. Thanks in advance for any and all help. William

Re: Monitor someone's mail?

2009-12-21 Thread Mark Nernberg (gmail account)
On Dec 21, 2009, at 13:17, "William Jordan" wrote: Is there a (easy and/or simple) way to get a copy of a person's inbound & outbound mail sent to another mail user? We want to monitor a mail account. I am pretty sure I can forward incoming mail but outbound mail I am not so sure abo

Re: SASL & MySQL Authentication

2009-12-21 Thread Asai
do you want your postfix to authenticate to other servers? if not, you don't need smtp_sasl_password_maps. if you need that, then you'll have to add cyrus-sasl support (keep using dovecot for user authentication though). and last time I checked, myslq passwords need to be stored in clear text i

Re: smtpd_command_filter

2009-12-21 Thread Hari Hendaryanto
Victor Duchovni wrote: Upgrading is your only choice. The feature is new with Postfix 2.7, so you need snapshot 20091209. it work like a charms :) Dec 22 07:30:32 lb1 postfix/smtpd[83026]: flame.kutukupret.com[202.127.97.30]:3457] replacing client command "RCPT TO:<'u...@csmcom.com'>" wi

Re: Monitor someone's mail?

2009-12-21 Thread Eray Aslan
On 21.12.2009 20:17, William Jordan wrote: > Is there a (easy and/or simple) way to get a copy of a person's inbound & > outbound mail sent to another mail user? We want to monitor a mail account. > I am pretty sure I can forward incoming mail but outbound mail I am not so > sure about. * Please

connection refused

2009-12-21 Thread mahavir trivedi
dear freinds my mail server running ok(intranet mail server)postfix but suddenly error :connection refused pls find me it thanks

Re: connection refused

2009-12-21 Thread cory
I think we might need some more info, where are you seeing this error? Can you post a snippet if your logfile? Sent from my iPhone On 22/12/2009, at 5:46 PM, mahavir trivedi wrote: dear freinds my mail server running ok(intranet mail server)postfix but suddenly error :connection refuse