Re: PostFix & Trac - known issues?

2010-01-17 Thread Patrick Ben Koetter
* William Jordan : > Hi Folks, > I came across an add-on for Trac that allows tickets to be updated using > mail. > > Email2trac is what it's called and the Postfix install is here: > https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/email2trac/wiki/Email2tracMta > > It has instructions on how to integrate with Post

Re: a little bit of help with aliases

2010-01-17 Thread mouss
toneeeda...@googlemail.com a écrit : > Hi, > Please do not top post. put your replies after the text you reply to. >[snip] > > > so i am running a virtual setup using mysql for maps. when i try to send > an email to root it gets sent to r...@mail.domain.tld, since doesn't have a domain part,

Re: Postfix, mailman and procmail integration

2010-01-17 Thread mouss
Taylor, Marc a écrit : > Good morning, > > I am new to this list and I am not even sure if this is the place to > start, but here goes. > > I have an Ubuntu 8.0.4 LTS server with postfix 2.5.1-2ubuntu1.2, > mailman2.1.9-9ubuntu1 and procmail3.22-16ubuntu3. I have followed the > instructions in t

Re: Restrictions & Policy Servers

2010-01-17 Thread mouss
Daniel L. Miller a écrit : > I would like to have a policy server checked in > smtpd_recipient_restrictions - but only if a previous permit_* check is > true. Can I do this without coding the check within the policy server? > > Right now I have my standard smtpd_recipient_restrictions: > smtpd_re

Re: PostFix & Trac - known issues?

2010-01-17 Thread mouss
Patrick Ben Koetter a écrit : > * William Jordan : >> Hi Folks, >> I came across an add-on for Trac that allows tickets to be updated using >> mail. >> >> Email2trac is what it's called and the Postfix install is here: >> https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/email2trac/wiki/Email2tracMta >> >> It has inst

Re: Convert "_" to "+" on inbound addresses

2010-01-17 Thread mouss
LuKreme a écrit : > On 16-Jan-2010, at 12:24, Wietse Venema wrote: >>> To address that issue, I would like to be able to use another character >>> ("_" or ".") that is commonly accepted as part of email addresses, instead. >> Address transformation mappings are always queried at recipient >> valida

Re: Restrictions & Policy Servers

2010-01-17 Thread Daniel L. Miller
mouss wrote: Daniel L. Miller a écrit : I would like to have a policy server checked in smtpd_recipient_restrictions - but only if a previous permit_* check is true. Can I do this without coding the check within the policy server? Right now I have my standard smtpd_recipient_restrictions: s

Re: Restrictions & Policy Servers

2010-01-17 Thread Toni Mueller
Hi, On Sun, 17.01.2010 at 09:00:13 -0800, Daniel L. Miller wrote: > re-invent them or add processing time. Using port 587 is a good > thought to pre-validate local senders - but I want to support > verified remote senders as well - so I need a more universal > solution. we are doing this - ou

OT: Alternative for Spamassassin

2010-01-17 Thread Michael Reck
Hi List, I`m looking for a SA replacement in an large scale enviroment. DSPAM seems to use filesystem (--with-userdir=) for various functions which is not what i want. dspam also needs per user activation. Anything except Mailstorage is placed in DB and i don`t want to change this. Does anybo

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Frank Cusack
On January 16, 2010 9:39:26 AM -0500 Wietse Venema wrote: Frank Cusack: until a name lookup has been done. But if that name lookup takes a "very long" time, along with the connect postfix should log how long ago the actual connect was. The SMTP server can find out long the name/address looku

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Frank Cusack
On January 12, 2010 1:33:46 PM -0500 Victor Duchovni wrote: Don't use "reject_unknown_client_hostname" indiscriminantly. Ironically, enough time has passed that I now received a bounce from Stan, due to my smtp host not having a PTR record. (It was a 450 and finally my smtp server gave up.)

Re: OT: Alternative for Spamassassin

2010-01-17 Thread Patrick Ben Koetter
* Michael Reck : > Hi List, > > I`m looking for a SA replacement in an large scale enviroment. > DSPAM seems to use filesystem (--with-userdir=) for various > functions which is not what i want. dspam also needs per user > activation. > Anything except Mailstorage is placed in DB and i don`t want

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Daniel V. Reinhardt
- Original Message > From: Frank Cusack > To: postfix-users@postfix.org > Sent: Sun, January 17, 2010 8:26:15 PM > Subject: Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse > DNS. > > On January 12, 2010 1:33:46 PM -0500 Victor Duchovni > wrote: > > Don't use "r

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Frank Cusack
On January 17, 2010 12:37:46 PM -0800 "Daniel V. Reinhardt" wrote: A proper ISP and Host would have the proper PTR Records set up thus validating the said sender as being part of a reputable ISP or Host. Most of the spammers I have come across have improper DNS Records set up meaning no name loo

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Frank Cusack put forth on 1/17/2010 2:47 PM: > On January 17, 2010 12:37:46 PM -0800 "Daniel V. Reinhardt" > wrote: >> A proper ISP and Host would have the proper PTR Records set up thus >> validating the said sender as being part of a reputable ISP or Host. >> Most of the spammers I have come acr

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Jose-Marcio Martins da Cruz
Stan Hoeppner wrote: Rejecting mail due to lack of a PTR is an anti bot spam tactic. It is as prevalent today as it was 5 years ago, but probably less effective. Many ISPs went PTR crazy, assigning them to all their dynamic consumer IP ranges. DULs and generic PTR regexes are now more effecti

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Daniel V. Reinhardt
- Original Message > From: Jose-Marcio Martins da Cruz > To: Stan Hoeppner > Cc: postfix-users@postfix.org > Sent: Sun, January 17, 2010 9:36:59 PM > Subject: Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse > DNS. > > Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > > Rejecting mail d

Re: OT: Alternative for Spamassassin

2010-01-17 Thread Tom Hendrikx
Michael Reck wrote: > I`m looking for a SA replacement in an large scale enviroment. > DSPAM seems to use filesystem (--with-userdir=) for various functions > which is not what i want. dspam also needs per user activation. Your assumptions about Dspam are wrong. Using --with-userdir is optional,

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Jose-Marcio Martins da Cruz
Daniel V. Reinhardt wrote: JM, There are various online tutorials that describe how to setup a proper name server, and how to administer one. If they are unable to teach themselves, then they should get rejected till they become better educated in the practices of Information Technology and

Postfix sender reputation support in snapshot 20100117

2010-01-17 Thread Wietse Venema
postfix-2.7-20100117 changes the meaning of content filters of the form "transport:" (note: no next-hop destination) so that this form can be used to implement sender reputation schemes. Typically, mail is split into classes, and all mail in class X is sent out from an SMTP client IP ad

Re: Postfix sender reputation support in snapshot 20100117

2010-01-17 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 05:38:12PM -0500, Wietse Venema wrote: > According to discussions on the Postfix list there is a legitimate > need for such functionality. Until now this requires one Postfix > instance per source IP address. I am not entirely convinced the need is "legitimate", as this p

Re: Postfix sender reputation support in snapshot 20100117

2010-01-17 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Victor Duchovni put forth on 1/17/2010 5:43 PM: > On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 05:38:12PM -0500, Wietse Venema wrote: > >> According to discussions on the Postfix list there is a legitimate >> need for such functionality. Until now this requires one Postfix >> instance per source IP address. > > I am

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread LuKreme
On Jan 17, 2010, at 13:26, Frank Cusack wrote: What is the reason for rejecting mail based on PTR records *at all*? Erm.… some people seem to think PTR records are required.

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread LuKreme
On Jan 17, 2010, at 13:37, "Daniel V. Reinhardt" wrote: So rejecting email email by PTR Records is a spam prevention thing. Can you back this up at all? It's certainly not true in my experience and hasn't been true in a long time.

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread Stan Hoeppner
LuKreme put forth on 1/17/2010 5:55 PM: > On Jan 17, 2010, at 13:37, "Daniel V. Reinhardt" > wrote: >> So rejecting email email by PTR Records is a spam prevention thing. > > Can you back this up at all? It's certainly not true in my experience > and hasn't been true in a long time. Then I'd sur

Re: Postfix sender reputation support in snapshot 20100117

2010-01-17 Thread Stefan Foerster
* Wietse Venema : > This is implemented by specifying FILTER actions with empty next-hop > destinations in access maps or header/body_checks, and by configuring > in master.cf one Postfix SMTP client for each SMTP source IP address, > where each client has its own "-o myhostname" and "-o smtp_bind_

Successful Delivery Notification

2010-01-17 Thread Daniel L. Miller
Other than scanning the logfiles, is there a way a service can receive notification of a successful delivery to a remote site? In other words, a trusted client submits mail for a remote site, Postfix connects and receives acknowledgement from the remote site, and then notifies a local process

The method behind the madness

2010-01-17 Thread Daniel L. Miller
I realize the developers and senior ops may be a bit irritated by some of my recent queries. I plead ignorance - and a desire to improve. I currently utilize ASSP as my primary filter. In the past, I have heard that there is nothing ASSP does that cannot be done utilizing alternative tools -

Re: How to not reject valid MTAs for inconsistent forward/reverse DNS.

2010-01-17 Thread LuKreme
On Jan 17, 2010, at 17:27, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Then I'd surmise your experience is very limited. I have only been running a mailserver for 17 years or so.