Re: Book on how to run your own mail server

2024-05-23 Thread David Matthews
uthor has been running own mail exchanger for 15years, so he should know hat he's on abut.I should admit though it's me ;-0, but no real commercial interest at stake. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscr

Re: Migrating database -- James 3.3.0 to 3.8.1

2024-04-17 Thread David Matthews
procedure for upgrading? I think so; I'm basing this on experience with Derby and another application (ie James not involved). But I believe my experience is backed up by the Derby mission statement, claiming that the database directory can be simply coy/pasted as required. That is my

Re: Configure SpamAssassin

2023-12-27 Thread David Matthews
mmers who know very well there's hardly such thing as an open relay these days and that all the ip addresses they've hacked are on blocklists very quickly. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-

Re: DKIM -- crashes at James startup with error: malformed sequence in RSA private key

2023-11-25 Thread David Matthews
hi Giberto This is not up to date (James 3.3.0), but maybe nothing has changed in this area? i had no problem getting outgoing email DKIM signed (not checking incoming mail). How I did it is described at https://dmatthews.org/email_server/java_email.html -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org

Re: Unable to send messages, relay denied. IMAP does work ok.

2023-07-07 Thread David Matthews
is a write up of an even more ancient James version here (using maildir) https://dmatthews.org/java_email.html where I did have configs with everything working. If you don't get more specific help from someone else, that may be worth a look. -- David Matthews m...@dma

Re: SPF record: not found for host

2023-06-21 Thread David Matthews
hi Gunter >And yes, by other domains all works fine. Google sucks :-) -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-use

Re: SPF record: not found for host

2023-06-21 Thread David Matthews
for gmail it seems to take a couple of years :-) -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Attack on the James Server

2023-06-16 Thread David Matthews
d ID of customers. So little people like you and I, offering an alternative to gmail, outlook etc, become a target - that's how I see it anyway. :-) -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-us

Re: Attack on the James Server

2023-06-15 Thread David Matthews
ynamic firewall, by blocking ip addresses that misbehave on the fly. This blocking happens at network level rather than application level so is much more efficient and safer than james/exim4/postfix alone can achieve with even the finest configuration tweaks. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthe

Re: Attack on the James Server

2023-06-14 Thread David Matthews
ng settings). So that would also be helpful to james users. Other james users (with logging matching yours) would just need to copy those files, make them owned root.root and restart fail2ban -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org

Re: Attack on the James Server

2023-06-08 Thread David Matthews
egexp >simpler. > yes, that would help With my exim4 setup, fail2ban is only looking at the rejectlog. You can't just ban everything though as you'd lock yourself out next time you fat fingered the password. -- Da

Re: Attack on the James Server

2023-06-08 Thread David Matthews
27;t want and recently that seems to have become pretty important. For apache2 (with modsecurity) and the nameserver, I had to produce a regex myself - ouch. But once you have that it's the bees knees. You can block these bad guys for as long as you l

Re: Attack on the James Server

2023-06-07 Thread David Matthews
erating an automatic and dynamic firewall block. I think that's a deal more efficient than anything James or any other mail exchanger can do. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubsc

Re: Attack on the James Server

2023-06-07 Thread David Matthews
purposes) told me there had been a hacked entry into my account and to do a password reset I now have to supply a phone number. For sure they are lying and there is no way they'll get a phone number from me :-) Online attack on anonymity? -- Davi

Re: Hupa or Alternative

2023-04-30 Thread David Matthews
is not a James issue - please use that if you want to chat more -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Hupa or Alternative

2023-04-29 Thread David Matthews
interested in doing. Best wishes with it anyway; I'd be delighted if it works out. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Hupa or Alternative

2023-04-29 Thread David Matthews
ly what I need. the code is a bit clunking in places where I bolted on stuff I didn't appreciate would be necessary at original design stage, but :-) it's not so bad! -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe,

Re: Hupa or Alternative

2023-04-29 Thread David Matthews
e to Hupa now?  If not, is there some >place I can download the binary for Hupa? hi Jerry consider jwma? https://jwma.sourceforge.net/ I anyway doubt running unsupported software would be a great idea. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org ---

Re: Apache James necessary documents seem to be hidden

2023-03-06 Thread David Matthews
alternative mail exchangers and IMAP servers out there. If Jmaes isn't for you just go away quietly. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional

Re: DDoS and DoS protection

2023-03-03 Thread David Matthews
would have to study your log file, decide what you want to keep out and then write a fail2ban filter to suit, so you'd have a fair bit of work to do to get it operational. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscr

Re: Spam

2022-05-25 Thread David Matthews
tthews.org/perfect_email.html although the james specific stuff is rather out of date now -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: ser

Re: How to get TLS working

2021-12-21 Thread David Matthews
ed to choose the correct version to match your java version ie 11 or 17, I would guess go for 11 for any version below 17. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.or

Re: Sending Unencrypted E-mails

2021-12-18 Thread David Matthews
a DMARC pass, although that would be noted in the "Show original" view. Maybe hotmail or some other mega provider will insist on it though. Incidentally, only DKIM is a James issue and only partly so, the rest is DNS -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org --

Re: apache/james:demo-3.6.0

2021-12-10 Thread David Matthews
l being sent though, by the unscrupulous spammers, who don't tell their unscrupulous customers that although they send out their crap as per contract, no one gets it in an inbox. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsu

Re: apache/james:demo-3.6.0

2021-12-10 Thread David Matthews
for SPF and DMARC, it makes no difference if your fighting with James/exim4/postfix etc - these are DNS issues rather mail exchanger issues. Incidentally, if anyone can explain to me why DMARC, which seems to just duplicate DKIM and SPF, is not a stupid t

Re: apache/james:demo-3.6.0

2021-12-10 Thread David Matthews
, but at least I see the sense in them in addition to actually getting your email delivered to an inbox rather than junk. An alternative read at https://dmatthews.org/email_auth.html covers similar ground -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org ---

Re: Apache James : Purely MX record based smtp.

2021-06-30 Thread David Matthews
smtp provider with your own James instance. I'm out of date with James now, but did do a write up with config changes, as much as for my own future reference as for anyone else. I'm not sure if it will help you, but it's at https://dmatthews.org/java_email.html if you care to look. b

Re: systemd auto start and stop

2021-04-19 Thread David Matthews
>What are the errors in your James.log file? > None that I can recall; I've not looked at James for a while. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apa

Re: What is difference between Message-Id and EmailId ?

2021-04-14 Thread David Matthews
; No, no Benoit! It was great to read that lucid explanation here :-) -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Sender Name change

2020-12-18 Thread David Matthews
lect query. how to do this one. >> what sort of help are you looking for - is it with a James issue or a postgres issue? -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache

Re: Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname being in a home network

2020-12-08 Thread David Matthews
s for most, but is rejected by some >(particularly Microsoft setups). and gmail ? -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname being in a home network

2020-11-29 Thread David Matthews
py life. If you want to run an email server (an excellent idea!) I'd suggest getting a VM from someone like linode. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname being in a home network

2020-11-29 Thread David Matthews
t;localhost>: Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname > That's not connected with those security settings and maybe not a James issue at all. Is this a linux server? What does hostname -f say? -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org ---

Re: JMAP extensions support

2020-11-18 Thread David Matthews
lient (not server) is a better place. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: v.3.5 - issues enable jSPF

2020-10-03 Thread David Matthews
l incoming spam dead by configuring DNSBL checking (more uncommenting in the same file). So SPF checking and spamassassin too are hardly essential. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-use

Re: a bit additional work required on openSUSE 15.2 with James 3.5.0

2020-09-29 Thread David Matthews
nment crap we have here in the UK (particularly in this "difficult time") there is no attempt to put an oar into the email system. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@

Re: a bit additional work required on openSUSE 15.2 with James 3.5.0

2020-09-28 Thread David Matthews
with the corresponding private key. Fully dealt with at https://dmatthews.org/email_auth.html except that I've only done the DNS on a tinyDNS based system. I'd love to add info for BIND and I'll credit anyone who provides that in my writeup. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org

Re: a bit additional work required on openSUSE 15.2 with James 3.5.0

2020-09-28 Thread David Matthews
As already said, I'm quite happy for the documentation I wrote to be reused and I don't try and insist on any conditions for doing that. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubs

Re: a bit additional work required on openSUSE 15.2 with James 3.5.0

2020-09-28 Thread David Matthews
a DNSBL pretty much solves the spam problem. A relative of mine that uses one of the mega providers recently observed to me that there is very little in his spam box these days. Putting spammers out of business is good! -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org -

Re: a bit additional work required on openSUSE 15.2 with James 3.5.0

2020-09-28 Thread David Matthews
es. Maybe one day I will take a jump! I absolutely agree that the James documentation is a lot behind what it could be and in tinkering with it, I've relied quite heavily on transferable knowledge about what mail exchangers and imap serv

Re: a bit additional work required on openSUSE 15.2 with James 3.5.0

2020-09-28 Thread David Matthews
ping abreast of James developments. If you have the odd moment you could take a look at https://dmatthews.org/java_email.html and point out anything that's out of date (the write up is based on 3.3) or just plain wrong :-) -- David M

Re: Incoming messages via web service & using custom email headers

2020-09-26 Thread David Matthews
hi Juhan >We'll start to build a system for a government where each resident will have a digital postbox and any government party can send messages and documents to any of the residents securely. Which government is this? -- David Matthews m...@dmatt

Re: sending mail from Android with K9 fails

2020-07-12 Thread David Matthews
t like sylpheed (for instance) you can configure settings for ports and SSL/TLS? So if you make that play with your gmail account (as does your K9) that might help you understand what settings your james server needs to play nicely with K9. My solution to this problem was to add a small screen in

Re: sending mail from Android with K9 fails

2020-07-12 Thread David Matthews
account at gmail/hotmail or some such place? I found in the past that K9 does not always behave so well. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional

Re: Unable to delete blob file for mail

2020-05-29 Thread David Matthews
Hi Matt >Meanwhile, with regards to my other issue, having applied the log4j changes >suggested by David Matthews, I can see that after a period of time the >MailDelivrer stops running: > Just like to clarify that as per the acknowledgement on the link I gave you, we have Jerry Mal

Re: Unable to delete blob file for mail

2020-05-27 Thread David Matthews
happens when you send mail. I put a copy of this file at the bottom of this article:- https://dmatthews.org/java_email.html I suggest giving that a whirl. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e

Re: Prefer IPv6 on outbound

2020-05-24 Thread David Matthews
count. :-) -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Prefer IPv6 on outbound

2020-05-23 Thread David Matthews
ss out of this block list and I wondered at the time if whole ipv6 ranges got blacklisted due to naughtiness from a single address. At the time I solved the problem by stopping ipv6 in exim4, but that config is not in place at the moment. So maybe a linode iss

Re: Prefer IPv6 on outbound

2020-05-23 Thread David Matthews
DNS of your sending domain? -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

RE: [EXT] Re: Java Mail API Sort

2020-05-14 Thread David Matthews
but source code is available and I think it's fairly readable :-) -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Keystore Renewal Policy?

2020-05-14 Thread David Matthews
xim4 and dovecot behind a self signed one (even if the admins keep those up to date!). -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional comman

Re: Keystore Renewal Policy?

2020-05-12 Thread David Matthews
many people are going to access their email on your server? It's not like a web page which is for the whole world. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org

Re: Keystore Renewal Policy?

2020-05-12 Thread David Matthews
RSA and from https://letsencrypt.org/docs/integration-guide/ "Let’s Encrypt accepts RSA keys from 2048 to 4096 bits in length" -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-use

Re: James 3.4.0 WebAdmin

2020-04-24 Thread David Matthews
.org/email_auth.html That last page is not james specific, but if you want to run your own mail exchanger that information is important whatever software you choose. -- David Matthews m...@dmatthews.org - To unsubscribe, e-

Re: Best single-node setup

2020-04-20 Thread David Matthews
re your domains DNS with SPF, DKIM and DMARC. https://dmatthews.org/email_auth.html That last page is rather tinyDNS specific, but it will be of some help even if your domain's DNS server uses some other system, in which case feed