Re: Mail server in loopback network (fairly common?)

2008-09-24 Thread Sahil Tandon
is open. Better fix it then. Rather than reciting cliches, your time is probably better spent reading the DEBUG_README. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Creating a dummy filter

2008-09-26 Thread Sahil Tandon
Camron W. Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > access table cidr:/etc/postfix/per_client_filter entry "10.1.2.3" requires > transport:destination Typo in your per_client_filter CIDR? Show us. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Creating a dummy filter

2008-09-26 Thread Sahil Tandon
Camron W. Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sahil Tandon wrote: >> Camron W. Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> access table cidr:/etc/postfix/per_client_filter entry "10.1.2.3" >>> requires transport:destination >> >> Typo in

Re: Creating a dummy filter

2008-09-26 Thread Sahil Tandon
ry, it was shown in the inline above: >>> >>> 133.40.0.0/16 FILTER DUNNO >> >> DUNNO is not a filter; that's why Postfix is complaining. See >> access(5): >> >> http://www.postfix.org/access.5.html >> > So it should be this: > > 133.40.0.0/16 DUNNO > 0.0.0.0/0 FILTER spamassassin: Yes. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Creating a dummy filter

2008-09-26 Thread Sahil Tandon
Camron W. Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What happened to the mail that met the "FILTER DUNNO" criteria of the > incorrect config? Your logs will tell you. You could also see if it's lurking in the mailq. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: transferring one vdomain away, aliases Q

2008-09-29 Thread Sahil Tandon
ddressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] arrives at your server during the initial move), you could setup a transport(5) map to direct all such mail to the new MX. As for deleting the defunct domainAAA.tld mailboxes -- that's entirely up to you. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Trouble setting up SASL authentication with postfix

2008-09-30 Thread Sahil Tandon
BUG_README.html#mail http://postfix.state-of-mind.de/patrick.koetter/saslfinger/ http://www.postfix.org/SASL_README.html Give more information; at least the output of 'postconf -n' and saslfinger. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: receiving smtpd[25253] error from sender

2008-10-01 Thread Sahil Tandon
.org/postconf.5.html#reject_unknown_sender_domain % host css2.ndcorp.com Host css2.ndcorp.com not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: receiving smtpd[25253] error from sender

2008-10-02 Thread Sahil Tandon
gt; with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net > for detailed information. Pedantry is OK, but it is reserved only for those who know what they're talking about. That is to say, it is not for you. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: New Postfix install

2008-10-02 Thread Sahil Tandon
Ujjval K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW - There were no instructions in the welcome message.. [...] > TO REPORT A PROBLEM see http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail That, right there, looks like a pretty clear instruction to me. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Fighting SPAM

2008-10-06 Thread Sahil Tandon
out-1314.google.com, to which you cannot connect on port 25. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: how to specify any/catch_all domain/email in HASH access map?

2008-10-07 Thread Sahil Tandon
st REJECT those domains. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Does sendmail command see ldap accouns?

2008-10-10 Thread Sahil Tandon
f > alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases > alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases > local_recipient_maps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname, $alias_maps, > $virtual_alias_maps Don't post snippets of your main.cf; as advised in DEBUG_README, please post output of 'postconf -n'. Also, what does the pickup service look like in your master.cf? -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

timeout after DATA in maillog; is this IP path MTU discovery issue from FAQ?

2008-10-10 Thread Sahil Tandon
irtual_gid_maps = static:5000 virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail virtual_mailbox_domains = example0.org example1.com example2.com virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:/usr/local/etc/postfix/vmailbox virtual_minimum_uid = 1000 virtual_uid_maps = static:5000 -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: timeout after DATA in maillog; is this IP path MTU discovery issue from FAQ?

2008-10-11 Thread Sahil Tandon
was written, headers, etc. I wasn't sure that was necessary to debug the issue. But if it is, I'm happy to post that as well. I understand it is generally better to paste relevant excerpts in the body, but this particular capture is quite large! [TCP Previous segment lost] is followed by several duplicate ACKs, and eventually a 421 timeout error. http://pastebin.com/m7fb47518 -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: timeout after DATA in maillog; is this IP path MTU discovery issue from FAQ?

2008-10-11 Thread Sahil Tandon
Victor Duchovni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 11:03:37AM -0400, Sahil Tandon wrote: > > > Thank you and Viktor for your response. The sending MTA continues to > > retry on an hourly basis. I ran tcpdump as per the DEBUG_README and > > p

Re: Mail client can't login to send/receive mails

2008-10-27 Thread Sahil Tandon
Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please advise where shall I check and how to fix the problem. TIA Read the DEBUG_README and try again. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Alternate SMTP port number in alias file

2008-11-02 Thread Sahil Tandon
ransport maps: http://www.postfix.org/transport.5.html > "joedoe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:2525" > and > "joedoe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2525" > > The above does not work. How can I accomplish this? See the link posted above and pay close attention to transport map syntax. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Alternate SMTP port number in alias file

2008-11-02 Thread Sahil Tandon
n your postconf output, I did not see any declaration of transport_maps. You need something like: transport_maps = maptype:/etc/postfix/transport where 'maptype' is probably 'hash' in your case, but see postconf(1) and postmap(1) for more details. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: How to run patch file making correction

2008-11-04 Thread Sahil Tandon
r take this up with the Debian package maintainer(s). -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Recommendations?

2008-11-06 Thread Sahil Tandon
arate domains, non-UNIX accounts". After reading that document and experimenting yourself, ask for help here following the instructions in http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Spam on deck!!

2008-11-07 Thread Sahil Tandon
about the system performance, but possible > blacklisting as it may send flurry of mails to external domains. If you're really worried, you can parse the queue for large amounts of messages heading to the same external domain and release the associated QUEUE IDs slowly. Bit of a crude option, but one you might consider. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Spam on deck!!

2008-11-07 Thread Sahil Tandon
Terry Carmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sahil Tandon wrote: >> Linux Addict <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Steven King wrote: >>> >>>> Postfix is very cautious about system resource usage. It keeps an eye on >

Re: Cannot receive mail from a host, decode error:s3_pkt.c:1053:SSL alert number 50

2008-11-13 Thread Sahil Tandon
te? His host is the only host I have a problem with, for everybody > else it seems to work fine. Without more information (as requested in the DEBUG_README to which you were linked upon joining this mailing list), the last sentence suggests the problem is with your friend's server, not yours. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Simple mail authentication

2008-11-13 Thread Sahil Tandon
il, but I have > to (I think) set up some authentication so that I don't > become an open relay. What's the simplest way to do > this? http://www.postfix.org/SASL_README.html http://www.postfix.org/TLS_README.html -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Name service error

2008-11-13 Thread Sahil Tandon
> information on the routing/delivery process. Isn't it performing DNS lookups just fine when delivering to other domains? Is this problem limited to att.blackberry.net or was that just one of many examples? Also see: http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Timeout after DATA

2008-11-15 Thread Sahil Tandon
d passes packets between the sending and receiving machine. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Mail stuck in queue

2008-11-19 Thread Sahil Tandon
know what MTA the relay is running? Have you recorded the SMTP conversation with something like tcpdump to see what happens right before the connection is lost? -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Mail stuck in queue

2008-11-20 Thread Sahil Tandon
using the problem. Just because other test emails get through does not rule out a problem. And yes, what software the relay MTA runs is relevant; especially if this software does not properly implement SMTP. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Mail stuck in queue

2008-11-20 Thread Sahil Tandon
ve never > captured/viewed smtp data and wouldn't know how to interpret it and filter > out the session of interest! http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#sniffer -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: suggestions with transport and virtual

2008-11-26 Thread Sahil Tandon
e, Postfix acts as documented: http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#undisclosed_recipients_header -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Mail routing problem.

2008-11-27 Thread Sahil Tandon
sure that the second gateway accepts and relays mail on behalf of the first (blacklisted) gateway. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Mail routing problem.

2008-11-27 Thread Sahil Tandon
domains You needn't place anything but tiscali.co.uk in your transport file. Mail addressed to the other (local and non-local) domains should arrive at the appropriate nexthop by default. You are only trying to override the default nexthop for tiscali.co.uk. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: remote smtp auth clients - header rewrite question

2008-11-29 Thread Sahil Tandon
round with header_checks assuming that this > is where the REWRITE would go, but it doesn't seem like I'm getting > anywhere. You need REPLACE, not REWRITE. See http://riseuplabs.org/privacy/postfix/; ignore the patch section and scroll down to "Postfix 2.3 and later". Copy and modify as necessary to meet your needs. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: remote smtp auth clients - header rewrite question

2008-11-29 Thread Sahil Tandon
Dan Langille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sahil Tandon wrote: >> john mickler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I have a question pertaining to message headers on outbound mail from >>> remote smtp auth'd clients. I have been asked to adju

Re: mailing infrastructure / layout - best common practices

2008-11-30 Thread Sahil Tandon
sign? Are the > correct services running on the correct machines? Paste the output of 'postconf -n' from one of the INBOUND MXs; you might then receive more suggestions. And if you are not already, I recommend postfwd as a policy server while rejecting all mail listed on zen.spamha

Re: Permission denied error

2008-11-30 Thread Sahil Tandon
at causes the error? Is Postfix running chrooted? Have you read the DBEUG_README? -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Qstat and Postqueue

2008-12-01 Thread Sahil Tandon
Stick to postqueue. Isn't qstat for qmail? -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Domain emails from outside

2008-12-04 Thread Sahil Tandon
; testdomain.com and another domain that this machine receive mail with > anotherdomain.com: As advised in the DEBUG_README, next time include the output of 'postconf -n'. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Spam Help Forged headers

2008-12-04 Thread Sahil Tandon
m: address is *@ > us-reports.com and it is not from mynetworks then REJECT it? Place the check after permitting your networks, SASL auth'd clients, and reject_unauth_destination. > The check_sender_access option is working great for the MAIL FROM: header, > but that isn't catching these other ones. check_sender_access works on the ENVELOPE, not the HEADER. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Spam Help Forged headers

2008-12-04 Thread Sahil Tandon
Chris Funk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Chris Funk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > <..snip> > > > Obviously not a good thing to do as then no one internally

Re: Spam coming from my own E-mail address

2008-12-05 Thread Sahil Tandon
problem and proposed solutions. -- Sahil Tandon

Re: RBL

2008-12-07 Thread Sahil Tandon
oo many times. So no, I won't send > you a RBL list. This is bad and misleading advice. Just because you are listed on one or more RBLs does not mean they are bad. Tolga, use zen.spamhaus.org to reject at SMTP time. Also consider rejecting machines that HELO (or EHLO) with "dynamic looking" hostnames. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: RBL

2008-12-07 Thread Sahil Tandon
On Sun, Dec 07, 2008 at 04:24:48PM -0700, LuKreme wrote: > Won't that still break thunderbird? Or did mozilla finally fix that? It won't. And please stop top-posting. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Tempfail if saslauthd unavailable

2008-12-10 Thread Sahil Tandon
. > Postfix rejects the mail with a permanent failure. How do I change this > to a 4xx error code so that the clients server would retry the mail AFAIK, there is no way to do this by tweaking main.cf. You would have to modify the code and probably violate RFC 4954. -- Sahil Tandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Local & remote delivery?

2008-12-11 Thread Sahil Tandon
ry to local users, additional virtual users or external destinations. -- Sahil Tandon

Re: Bounces for the relocated?

2008-12-13 Thread Sahil Tandon
h a "User unknown" message. No, this is backscatter. Do not accept mail that you intend to bounce. Relocated maps should be setup on the MX that sits on the border; not an internal mail server. -- Sahil Tandon

Re: Regexp aliases

2008-12-13 Thread Sahil Tandon
n open relay. > Why Postfix behaves like this? How to catch only 'incoming' mail, and to > send it away it if recipiend domain isn't listed in the virtual, local, > and relay domain tables? Because, as documented, virtual(5) mapping can be applied to non-local addresses. Your problem is somewhat of a FAQ; search the archives for proposed workarounds. -- Sahil Tandon

Re: fight spam problem: sender equal to receiver

2008-12-14 Thread Sahil Tandon
7;re editing the above main.cf? > smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no > smtpd_sasl_local_domain = > smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous These three smtpd_sasl_* parameters are default; why are you re-defining them in the configuration? -- Sahil Tandon

Re: Performance issue about maildir path.

2008-12-14 Thread Sahil Tandon
which maildir path style will improve performance? Postfix == MTA != MDA. Consult the documentation and/or mailing list of your MDA. -- Sahil Tandon

Re: Success with RBL lookups

2008-12-14 Thread Sahil Tandon
27;m using both Pyzor and Razor in my spamassassin config. Are there > any other recommended RBL I can consider for use either in postfix or > spamassassin? Obviously a matter of preference; maybe you can try a few, preceding the checks with "warn_if_reject", and monitor your logs for false positives. Some people have reported success with the Barracuda RBL. -- Sahil Tandon

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