>> Please do
>
> # postconf -e smtp_bind_address=196.212.65.187
> # postfix stop
> # postfix start
>
>> then send a new test mail and see which IP is being used. you can send
>> me a message so that I see which IP is being used.
>
> done
>
>it came out from 196.212.65.186.
Yup :/
>> if you still have problems, post the output of 'postconf -n' and the
>> contents of master.cf. feel free to hide private infos, but do so
>> coherently. also tell us which OS is this.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] /home/thavinci]# postconf -n
> [snip]
> receive_override_options = no_address_mappings
>This is risky. better put it in master.cf for those listeners that
>should not do address rewrite. otherwise, if you disable filtering,
>you'll forget this and you'll spend hours trying to figure out why your
>virtual and friends aren't used...
Will do some research there, thanks!
>
> smtp_bind_address = 196.212.65.187
>so the setting is there.
yup
> [snip]
> mysql:/usr/local/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf
>consider using proxymap (add proxy: just before mysql:). check the docs
>for more infos.
Will do..
> [snip]
>
>
> OS = FreeBSD r63.co.za 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Aug 30
> 15:50:44 SAST 2008 thavinci@:/usr/src/sys/amd64/compile/thavinci
amd64
>
> Master.cf is pretty much stock except this at end....
>Make sure there is no option there that overrides smtp_bind_address.
Posting entire file just in case:
#
# Postfix master process configuration file. For details on the format
# of the file, see the master(5) manual page (command: "man 5 master").
#
# Do not forget to execute "postfix reload" after editing this file.
#
# ==========================================================================
# service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args
# (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100)
# ==========================================================================
smtp inet n - n - - smtpd
#submission inet n - n - - smtpd
# -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt
# -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
# -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
# -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING
#smtps inet n - n - - smtpd
# -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes
# -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
# -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject
# -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING
#628 inet n - n - - qmqpd
pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup
cleanup unix n - n - 0 cleanup
qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr
#qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 oqmgr
tlsmgr unix - - n 1000? 1 tlsmgr
rewrite unix - - n - - trivial-rewrite
bounce unix - - n - 0 bounce
defer unix - - n - 0 bounce
trace unix - - n - 0 bounce
verify unix - - n - 1 verify
flush unix n - n 1000? 0 flush
proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap
proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap
smtp unix - - n - - smtp
# When relaying mail as backup MX, disable fallback_relay to avoid MX loops
relay unix - - n - - smtp
-o smtp_fallback_relay=
# -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5
showq unix n - n - - showq
error unix - - n - - error
retry unix - - n - - error
discard unix - - n - - discard
local unix - n n - - local
virtual unix - n n - - virtual
lmtp unix - - n - - lmtp
anvil unix - - n - 1 anvil
scache unix - - n - 1 scache
#
# ====================================================================
# Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual
# pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants.
#
# Many of the following services use the Postfix pipe(8) delivery
# agent. See the pipe(8) man page for information about ${recipient}
# and other message envelope options.
# ====================================================================
#
# maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details.
# Also specify in main.cf: maildrop_destination_recipient_limit=1
#
#maildrop unix - n n - - pipe
# flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient}
#
# ====================================================================
#
# The Cyrus deliver program has changed incompatibly, multiple times.
#
#old-cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
# flags=R user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -m ${extension} ${user}
#
# ====================================================================
#
# Cyrus 2.1.5 (Amos Gouaux)
# Also specify in main.cf: cyrus_destination_recipient_limit=1
#
#cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
# user=cyrus argv=/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m ${extension}
${user}
#
# ====================================================================
#
# See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details.
#
#uucp unix - n n - - pipe
# flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail
($recipient)
#
# ====================================================================
#
# Other external delivery methods.
#
#ifmail unix - n n - - pipe
# flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient)
#
#bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe
# flags=Fq. user=bsmtp argv=/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop
$recipient
#
#scalemail-backend unix - n n - 2 pipe
# flags=R user=scalemail argv=/usr/lib/scalemail/bin/scalemail-store
# ${nexthop} ${user} ${extension}
#
#mailman unix - n n - - pipe
# flags=FR user=list argv=/usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py
# ${nexthop} ${user}
# AV scan filter (used by content_filter)
scan unix - - n - 16 smtp
-o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes
# For injecting mail back into postfix from the filter
127.0.0.1:10026 inet n - n - 16 smtpd
-o content_filter=
-o
receive_override_options=no_unknown_recipient_checks,no_header_body_checks
-o smtpd_helo_restrictions=
-o smtpd_client_restrictions=
-o smtpd_sender_restrictions=
-o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject
-o mynetworks_style=host
-o smtpd_authorized_xforward_hosts=127.0.0.0/8
retry unix - - n - - error
>> Make sure your NAT implementation does not nat your smtp traffic.
>
> Im starting to wonder if this isn't the case...
> However would be confusing to me if it is!
>
>looks like it may be the case. which NAT do you use? is it an external
>box or is it pf or ipf on the same box (with pf or ipf, use pfctl or
>ipnat to see nat rules and states).
Ipfw used:
Relavent rule:
00025 25672291 13377857559 divert 8668 ip from any to any via em0
Nat setup in rc.conf:
#Nat
natd_enable="YES" # Enable NATD function
natd_flags="-dynamic"
natd_interface="em0" # interface name of public Internet NIC
Interfaces:
em0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
options=19b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,VLAN_HWCSUM,TSO4>
ether 00:30:48:90:c8:28
inet 196.212.65.186 netmask 0xfffffff8 broadcast 196.212.65.191
inet 196.212.65.187 netmask 0xfffffff8 broadcast 196.212.65.191
media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
status: active
Would have been simple if I had two isp's could simply redirect 25 traffic
too one I want...
>if you can disable NAT while you run a test, do so (you can still send
>me test mail).
Wont be able to on this machine, too many users :<
>you can tcpdump while you send mail (feel free to send it to me) and see
>which source IP is used.
> And Thanks guys for trying to help!
> I might be a bit moody, but im sure you understand the pressure when
things
> like this happens!
>yep. good luck.
Need it!
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