Re: 1st post new to postfix and fixing a server crash!

On Fri, 2011-03-18 at 20:06:35 -0400, lance raymond wrote: > Your right on the error, but the other part of the thread was about > postfix virtual users, etc which also needed answering. Please do not top-post. I cannot see any discussion of a Postfix problem on your system. User management, acce

Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

On 19/03/11 09:49, Simon Brereton wrote: From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix- us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Bromberg Just being a googlebot again, but does this help? http://www.courier-mta.org/imap/README.maildirquota.html Using the Maildir++ extended Maildir

Re: 1st post new to postfix and fixing a server crash!

Your right on the error, but the other part of the thread was about postfix virtual users, etc which also needed answering. On Mar 18, 2011 7:39 PM, "Sahil Tandon" wrote: > On Fri, 2011-03-18 at 16:50:08 -0400, lance raymond wrote: > >> What a way to welcome myself to the group! But with that, the

Re: 1st post new to postfix and fixing a server crash!

On Fri, 2011-03-18 at 16:50:08 -0400, lance raymond wrote: > What a way to welcome myself to the group! But with that, the mailserver > crashed (HD fail) and the backups from last night were in tact. Problem is > the old os was a RH9 (I know) system, built from source, etc. The new box > is sta

Re: 1st post new to postfix and fixing a server crash!

On Mar 18, 2011, at 2:50 PM, lance raymond wrote: > What a way to welcome myself to the group! But with that, the mailserver > crashed (HD fail) and the backups from last night were in tact. Problem is > the old os was a RH9 (I know) system, built from source, etc. The new box is > staged (

RE: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

> From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix- > us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of Wietse Venema > Subject: Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values. > > If you don't mind a short delay between "reaching quota" and > "stopping mail", then you could run a cron job tha

Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

If you don't mind a short delay between "reaching quota" and "stopping mail", then you could run a cron job that maintains an smtpd access map for users that reach the limit. This way, you don't have to send non-delivery status notifications and you also don't have to discard any email. Basic proc

1st post new to postfix and fixing a server crash!

What a way to welcome myself to the group! But with that, the mailserver crashed (HD fail) and the backups from last night were in tact. Problem is the old os was a RH9 (I know) system, built from source, etc. The new box is staged (CentOS5), postfix installed via YUM and the config was then com

RE: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

> From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix- > us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Bromberg > Subject: Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values. > > On 3/18/2011 2:45 PM, Simon Brereton wrote: > >> [snip] > This is not part of Postfix. It is a third-party

Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

On 3/18/2011 2:45 PM, Simon Brereton wrote: [snip] This is not part of Postfix. It is a third-party quota patch that some distributors include. For support, ask the distributor. Thank you for knowing my system better than I do (did I mention it's a few years) since I did the initial install.

Re: Windows Live problems - Resolved

On 3/18/2011 2:39 PM, Mark Moellering wrote: > Everyone, > > Thank you for your help. I found the culprit. I was missing the line: > > auth_mechanisms = plain login > > in my dovecot.conf file. Everything works now. Thank you so much for > all your help, > especially Matt Hayes for making me

RE: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

> From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix- > us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of Wietse Venema > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 1:15 PM > To: Postfix users > Subject: Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values. > > Simon Brereton: > > > > 768 virtual_mailbox_limit_maps

Re: Windows Live problems - Resolved

Everyone, Thank you for your help. I found the culprit. I was missing the line: auth_mechanisms = plain login in my dovecot.conf file. Everything works now. Thank you so much for all your help, especially Matt Hayes for making me realize that dovecot and not postfix was handling the autho

Re: Windows Live problems

Mark, Would you kindly post to the list the output for "postconf -n" ? Fernando Maior

Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

> > Dovecot has quotas built-in and other features such as per-user > filters that Postfix will not provide. It also plays nice with > Postfix to authenticate SMTP clients with SASL. Dovecot, hooked up > to Postfix with LMTP would be a good combination. > >Wietse > Well, users usually inte

Re: Windows Live problems

On 18-Mar-11 12:39 PM, Randy Ramsdell wrote: Mark Moellering wrote: I am new to postfix. I have it set it up with dovecot on a unix box : postfix 2.8 on freebsd 8.1 While it tests fine under Thunderbird (and kde-mail), I currently can't send mail via Windows Live, although I can receive it.

Re: Windows Live problems

On 3/18/2011 12:23 PM, Mark Moellering wrote: > I am new to postfix. I have it set it up with dovecot on a unix box : > postfix 2.8 on freebsd 8.1 > > While it tests fine under Thunderbird (and kde-mail), I currently can't > send mail via Windows Live, although I can receive it. > > I have bee

Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

Simon Brereton: > > > 768 virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/Mail-Quota.cf > > > 769 virtual_mailbox_limit_inbox = no > > > 770 virtual_maildir_extended = yes > > > 771 virtual_create_maildirsize = yes > > > 772 virtual_mailbox_limit_override = yes > > > 773 virtual_overquota_bounce =

Re: Windows Live problems

Mark Moellering wrote: I am new to postfix. I have it set it up with dovecot on a unix box : postfix 2.8 on freebsd 8.1 While it tests fine under Thunderbird (and kde-mail), I currently can't send mail via Windows Live, although I can receive it. I have been looking at the log files. This

RE: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

> -Original Message- > From: Wietse Venema [mailto:wie...@porcupine.org] > Subject: Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values. > > Simon Brereton: > > 768 virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/Mail-Quota.cf > > 769 virtual_mailbox_limit_inbox = no > > 770 virtual_

Windows Live problems

I am new to postfix. I have it set it up with dovecot on a unix box : postfix 2.8 on freebsd 8.1 While it tests fine under Thunderbird (and kde-mail), I currently can't send mail via Windows Live, although I can receive it. I have been looking at the log files. This is the error I am seeing

Re: Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

Simon Brereton: > 768 virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/Mail-Quota.cf > 769 virtual_mailbox_limit_inbox = no > 770 virtual_maildir_extended = yes > 771 virtual_create_maildirsize = yes > 772 virtual_mailbox_limit_override = yes > 773 virtual_overquota_bounce = yes This is not part of

Upgrading Postfix and invalid/obseleted config values.

After a few years, I'm upgrading my server and this necessitates a reinstall. I'm using the .deb packages (it's Debian Squeeze). In my old main.cf I found these lines which don't appear to be currently valid. 768 virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/Mail-Quota.cf 769 virtual_mailbox_

Re: The future of SMTP ?

Alain Spineux: > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Charles Marcus > wrote: > > On 2011-03-18 9:41 AM, Alain Spineux wrote: > >> And when you get an email, if it is not from a SPF enable ?domain you > >> drop it, > > > > If you do that you drop a lot of legitimate mail... > > Not if everyone comply

Re: The future of SMTP ?

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Charles Marcus wrote: > On 2011-03-18 9:41 AM, Alain Spineux wrote: >> And when you get an email, if it is not from a SPF enable  domain you >> drop it, > > If you do that you drop a lot of legitimate mail... Not if everyone comply with these new rules (my proposa

Re: The future of SMTP ?

On 2011-03-18 9:41 AM, Alain Spineux wrote: > And when you get an email, if it is not from a SPF enable domain you > drop it, If you do that you drop a lot of legitimate mail... -- Best regards, Charles

Re: The future of SMTP ?

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: > > Am 18.03.2011 12:54, schrieb Alain Spineux: >> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Reindl Harald >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Am 18.03.2011 12:18, schrieb Alain Spineux: >>> and RBL providers handle domain names instead of IP addresses. >>> >

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

Reindl Harald: > Am 18.03.2011 12:34, schrieb Jerry: > > Reindl, while giving posting instructions to the OP, you failed to > > list "Top Posting", a technique that you also fail to avail yourself of > > if will never understand what is so cool scrolling down hundret miles > to find the latest mes

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

W dniu 18 marca 2011 13:04 użytkownik Reindl Harald napisał: > > Am 18.03.2011 12:47, schrieb Rafał Radecki: > > 2011/3/18 Reindl Harald > > > > > >  * please do not send html mails to the list > > Ok. > > and you answered with html > > i will never understand why s

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

The problem was with relay_transport ;) Thank you! W dniu 18 marca 2011 12:18 użytkownik Wietse Venema napisał: > Rafa? Radecki: > > default_transport = error > > relay_transport = error > > local_transport = error > > Why are you surprised that mail is returned as undeliverable? > >Wiet

Re: The future of SMTP ?

Am 18.03.2011 12:54, schrieb Alain Spineux: > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Reindl Harald > wrote: >> >> >> Am 18.03.2011 12:18, schrieb Alain Spineux: >> >>> and RBL providers handle domain names instead of IP addresses. >> >> what sense should this make? >> >> the domain / rcpt / from does

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

Am 18.03.2011 12:47, schrieb Rafał Radecki: > 2011/3/18 Reindl Harald > > > * please do not send html mails to the list > Ok. and you answered with html i will never understand why somebody is formatting plain text as html because it is useless overhead and afte

Re: The future of SMTP ?

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 18.03.2011 12:18, schrieb Alain Spineux: > >> and RBL providers handle domain names instead of IP addresses. > > what sense should this make? > > the domain / rcpt / from does mean NOTHING SPF can be used on domains of the SMTP and

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

Am 18.03.2011 12:34, schrieb Jerry: > Reindl, while giving posting instructions to the OP, you failed to > list "Top Posting", a technique that you also fail to avail yourself of if will never understand what is so cool scrolling down hundret miles to find the latest message of a thread you follo

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

2011/3/18 Reindl Harald > * please do not send html mails to the list > Ok. > * what is "myhostname" in your "main.cf", this is the EHLO from postfix > Not relevant in this situation, when using telnet I can use whatever helo I want (tested). > * has your hostname a valid a-record/ptr > As I s

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:05:33 +0100 Reindl Harald articulated: > Am 18.03.2011 11:53, schrieb Rafał Radecki: > > Hi all. I am trying to configure postfix to relay all mails send > > from localhost (postfix 2.7.1-1, Ubuntu 10.10) to LAN Exchange > > server which then sends out to the Internet. > >

Re: The future of SMTP ?

Am 18.03.2011 12:18, schrieb Alain Spineux: > and RBL providers handle domain names instead of IP addresses. what sense should this make? the domain / rcpt / from does mean NOTHING the connecting ip can not be faked as long the protocol needs any tcp answer signature.asc Description: OpenPG

Re: The future of SMTP ?

On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 4:52 PM, wrote: > This is not a problem of SMTP but from the idea to design a system where > everyone is able to send a message to some other participant if the > "address" is known. I thing SPAM is more a political problem than a technical one ! A lot of smart technic

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

Rafa? Radecki: > default_transport = error > relay_transport = error > local_transport = error Why are you surprised that mail is returned as undeliverable? Wietse

Re: Delivery rate drops soon after restart

Ram: > >> Ram: > >>> I have a postfix (2.7) server where as soon as I restart the mails are > >>> moved rapidly from incoming queue to active > >>> > >>> But soon ( after 5 minutes ) the queue manager is left behind .. the > >>> incoming queue keeps increasing 10k+ but active queue has hardly 1

Re: Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

* please do not send html mails to the list * what is "myhostname" in your "main.cf", this is the EHLO from postfix * has your hostname a valid a-record/ptr * why does exchange give such a useless answer? a useable mailserver gives a answer like this "status=bounced (host relayserver[relay-ip] sa

Problem with relaying to Exchange server.

Hi all. I am trying to configure postfix to relay all mails send from localhost (postfix 2.7.1-1, Ubuntu 10.10) to LAN Exchange server which then sends out to the Internet. - main.cf: *mydestination = relayhost = [10.0.1.222]:25 mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 mailbox_size_limit = 0 recipient_delimiter =