[pfx] How to spot a competent developer

2024-01-05 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
If you ever want to get an idea of how competent a developer is then I suggest looking no further at the quality of their documentation. My experience is that this is the best way to gauge how disciplined or lazy they are. :) May the good lord bless you all and may we all pray for Trump in

[pfx] Documentation and website improvements

2024-01-03 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Future change logs need to be better worded. Change logs announce major changes for minor releases which is contrary to the explanation of the version numbering. The latest change log states "The stable Postfix release is called postfix-3.8.x where 3=major release number, 8=minor release

[pfx] Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
will fix this problem in Postfix. K > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2023 at 6:12 am > From: "Viktor Dukhovni via Postfix-users" > To: postfix-users@postfix.org > Subject: [pfx] Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation > > On Wed, May 03, 2023 at 04:57:57AM +0200, Kolusi

[pfx] Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
am > From: "Antonio Leding" > To: "Kolusion K" > Cc: "Kolusion K via Postfix-users" > Subject: Re: [pfx] Contradicting Postfix documentation > > This looks a network and config issue rather than any defect in PF be > that with the code or the

[pfx] Re: Fw: Re: Fw: Re: Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
addresses and not interface names, as the parameter name suggests. K > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2023 at 5:11 am > From: "Kolusion K via Postfix-users" > To: postfix-users@postfix.org > Subject: [pfx] Fw: Re: Fw: Re: Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation > > Po

[pfx] Fw: Re: Fw: Re: Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Postfix needs to be patched so that the value of the inet_interfaces parameter is obeyed regardless of whether or not IPv6 (or other IP versions?) is enabled. K > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2023 at 4:57 am > From: "Kolusion K via Postfix-users" > To: "Viktor Du

[pfx] Re: Fw: Re: Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
ukhovni via Postfix-users" > To: postfix-users@postfix.org > Subject: [pfx] Re: Fw: Re: Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation > > On Tue, May 02, 2023 at 04:45:13PM +0200, Kolusion K via Postfix-users wrote: > > > Hang on a second... my Postfix is using a network

[pfx] Fw: Re: Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
: "Wietse Venema via Postfix-users" > > To: "Kolusion K" > > Cc: postfix-users@postfix.org > > Subject: [pfx] Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation > > > > Kolusion K via Postfix-users: > > Yesterday you sent a tcpdump trace where Postfix fails

[pfx] Re: Contradicting Postfix documentation

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Contradicting Postfix documentation > > Kolusion K via Postfix-users: > Yesterday you sent a tcpdump trace where Postfix fails to make a > connection from 192.168.2.2: > > 23:11:38.333669 IP 192.168.2.2.40415 > 47.246.137.47.smtp: Flags > [S], seq 3300139944, win 65280, options

[pfx] Contradicting Postfix documentation

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Greetings I have found some contradicting Postfix documentation and I feel that it is my duty to make a revelation of it. https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html The inet_interface parameter is described as for receiving connections; The smtp_bind_address parameter is described as for making

[pfx] Postfix is not using a specified interface

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello I have specified Postfix to use a certain interface in 'main.cf': inet_interfaces = 192.168.2.2 http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#inet_interfaces The problem is, Postfix is not using this interface and is instead using another interface to send e-mail. Is this a bug?

[pfx] Re: E-mail delivery problem

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
"Wrong! The las line in your attachment (very uncomfortable way for sharing information that need quoting), states: inet_protocols = all You need to have a thorugh read of Postfix documentation." Why is it uncomfortable? No I don't need to read the documentation. There is a problem with

[pfx] E-mail delivery problem

2023-05-02 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Good day to all!     So I have just had another look at my e-mail server regarding my situation, and I found something very odd.   Postfix seems to be unable to send e-mail to IPv4 addresses, but it can send e-mail to IPv6 addresses.   This is odd because Postfix is configured to use an IPv4

[pfx] E-mail delivery problem

2023-05-01 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello I e-mailed the mailing list earlier on about this problem, but now I am on my computer and I have gone over my e-mail server and VPS with a fine comb and confirmed everything looks good. So, I have a problem with e-mail delivery where I can receive e-mail from some people but not

[pfx] smtp_tls_verify_cert_match parameter

2023-05-01 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello     Regarding the smtp_tls_verify_cert_match parameter, is the configuration 'dot-nexthop' more stringent than 'nexthop'?   Thank you     Sincerely,   Kolusion ___ Postfix-users mailing list -- postfix-users@postfix.org To unsubscribe

[pfx] tls_high_cipherlist parameter

2023-05-01 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello     Postfix's documentation for the tls_high_cipherlist parameter states to see the output of the command 'postconf -d' to see the default setting.   Sadly, the documentation lacks specificness, and the output spit out about 500 lines, so I am not sure what I am suppose to be looking

[pfx] Sorry for the double post

2023-04-30 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Sorry for double post about my e-mail problem. When I hit send, this crap e-mail service returned me to its FQDN landing page and I thought I lost my e-mail, so I logged in and wrote it all again. This time it sent, and then I returned to my inbox to find replies to the e-mail that appeared not

[pfx] E-mail problem

2023-04-30 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello So I have a problem sending and receiving e-mail from some people. The problem I have sending e-mail to some people is that Postfix says the connection times out when attempting to connect to the server. This is my setup: E-mail server connects to VPN on VPS on its WAN IP address using

[pfx] E-mail problem

2023-04-30 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
So I have a bizarre problem. I can't send e-mail to some servers but I can to others. The e-mail that doesn't get sent is due to the connection timing out to the remote server. Another strange problem is that some people can e-mail me while others can't. This is how my e-mail server is setup

[pfx] Re: Painful Postfix

2023-04-30 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
When I open a raw socket to the remote server on port 25 using telnet, I am able to connect and see the server announce itself, so, it is reasonable to assume that Postfix is doing the same and timing out during the SMTP transaction because Postfix is not having a problem sending mail to other

[pfx] Painful Postfix

2023-04-29 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello again     My e-mail server is able to deliver e-mail to some hosts but will time out when attempting to deliver to other hosts. What could be causing this problem?   Thanks     Sincerely,   Kolusion ___ Postfix-users mailing list --

[pfx] Painful Postfix

2023-04-29 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello again     Can somebody please tell me what levels are available for the 'debug_peer_level' parameter? The parameter is not fully documented.     Also, can somebody please tell me if a parameter is used twice in 'main.cf', will the first line its used on be ignored if the parameter is

[pfx] Painful Postfix

2023-04-29 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
So, I tried using the 'debug_peer_list' parameter like this, but it didn't work...   debug_peer_list = 1.2.3.4, 5.6.7.8   I did restart the Postfix service after applying the change to 'main.cf'.     It looks like Postfix lacks the capability to show the SMTP session, right?   Thanks     Kolusion

[pfx] Painful Postfix

2023-04-29 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello again I am again trying to use the 'debug_peer_list' parameter to see if it will show me the SMTP session in the mail log. The e-mail address I am sending to has a server or servers with multiple IP addresses. How can I go about using multiple IP addresses with the 'debug_peer_list'

[pfx] Re: Painful Postfix

2023-04-29 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
46PM +0200, Kolusion K via Postfix-users wrote: > I am trying to send an e-mail, but the receving e-mail server is > timing out, as per Postfix's mail log file. 1. Per <https://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail> post (this time in plain text rather than HTML form!) your server's

[pfx] Painful Postfix

2023-04-29 Thread Kolusion K via Postfix-users
Hello     I am having a painful experience with Postfix and I hope that someone can help me.   I am trying to send an e-mail, but the receving e-mail server is timing out, as per Postfix's mail log file.   When I create a raw socket to the receiving e-mail server, I can send and receive