On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, LuKreme wrote:

> I have in my postffix helo checks, perhaps a bad idea,
>
> [some checks up here that reject]
> /^postmaster\@/ OK
> /^abuse\@/      OK

Why do these email address patterns appear in a HELO access(5) map?

> At the time I set this up it was pretty important that postmaster mail  
> got through, but looking over the last 12 months of mail, I've received 
> exactly two legitimate messages to postmaster, both auto replies from the 
> monkeys at yahoo.
>
> Obviously I can't disable the account as it is required, but is there  
> something that I can do to stop the connections for messages like this:
>
> Return-Path: <postmas...@covisp.net>

Reject externally originating email with ENVELOPE from postmas...@example.org
if you are responsible for example.org.

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Sahil Tandon <sa...@tandon.net>

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