Why don't you instead use something more reliable like a Linux/*BSD box running Postfix and using amavisd-new / clamav / SpamAssassin for "smtp security"?
--- Chris Covington IT Plus One Health Management 75 Maiden Lane Suite 801 NY, NY 10038 646-312-6269 http://www.plusoneactive.com -----Original Message----- From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shiroma Dassanayake Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 5:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FW-1] smtp security server error Dear all This list is great. Thanks to Reinhard and Jorn Dahl-Stamnes. The reboot worked. Hopefully it won't suddenly stop working again. Regards Shiroma Reinhard Stich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi, just try a cprestart or reboot... cheers reinhard At 07:35 24.08.2005, you wrote: >Dear all > >I have enabled an smtp resource on all incoming smtp to the mailserver. >Up till yesterday this resource was working fine. >Yesterday smtp got dropped with the following error string "TCP packet >out of state: First packet isnt SYN tcp flags: RST". The flags change >between RST and SYN-ACK. It cant be attributed to a bad packet, because >all incoming smtp is dropped. In an effort to recitfy this situation, I >removed the smtp resource and installed the policy. Incoming smtp did >come in but all the unwanted smtp came in as well. So I re-inserted the >smtp resource into the rulebase and installed the policy. After this >the log tab of Smartview Tracker did not display any incoming smtp at >all, there are no dropped smtp packets either. The active tab displays >incoming smtp. No incoming smtp arrives at the inbound queue of the >mailserver. The spool directory in the firewall is empty. Telnetting to >the mailserver on port 25 from the firewall returns the mailserver MTA >version but the "Ch! > eckpoint > Firewall-1 secure ESMTP server " message is not displayed. > >I once again removed the smtp resource and installed the policy. Now >there are mail messages in the inbound queue of the mailserver, but all >the unwanted mail is coming in as well. > >Seems like the security server has just stopped working. > >Smartcenter server runs NG AI R55 HFA-14 module runs NG AI R55 HFA-09 > > >I am really stumped. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. > >Regards > > > >--------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > >================================================= >To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >in the BODY of the email add: >set fw-1-mailinglist nomail >================================================= >To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >please see the instructions at >http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html >================================================= >If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >================================================= -- Reinhard Stich ASSIST [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet Security AG, 1150 Wien, Johnstrasse 29 Tel: +43 1 3709440 RS784-RIPE Fax: +43 1 3709440-333 ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================= --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================= ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
