> >In a log, it will tell us what it saw as bad syntax.
>
> Logs in which server? Imail or IMGate. If IMGate, I would have to turn
on
> verbose right?
Both servers.
It is very rare that you need verbose logs in Postfix.
Wietse, the author of Postfix, has discussed the logging of his software
many times. This is my interpretation of what he says:
He does not have time to write finer grained logging levels at this
time. He has many more important Postfix projects on his plate.
Rather than lose any important information, Postfix logs most everything
concerning a connection, result, error, etc. This causes larger logs than
most MTAs, but you have what you need.
For debugging of the software you can also put Postfix in Verbose
logging mode, where it actually records the individual parts of each step of
the transaction, not just the results.
If anyone wants to rewrite the logging, they are welcome to submit a
patch.
So when you do Verbose logging, it is usually a situation of WAY too much
information.
In two years I have seen requests for Verbose logging twice on the Postfix
Users list. Once by Wietse, and once by Ralf Hildebrand (who is a major
Postfix guru and presently co-authoring a book on Postfix). In both cases
they were looking for real oddball stuff, and interaction between Postfix
and the machine itself.
So please, don't post verbose logs. They make it harder to find the
solutions to simpler problems.
Here is what I would do:
grep -i 12.159.188.7 /var/log/maillog
That may give you enough, but if not you can pick out parts than get more.
The IMail logs may be a little harder to sift through, but that is due to a
lack of tools, not a lack of information in the logs.
--Eric
