On 29/03/04 20:25 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i had to install a mail server for a firm with a leased line > connection. Initially, perhaps due to some mis-configuration, it seems > that the linux box was used as relay by spammers. postconf -n and munged logs.
> The extenal IP is on eth0 and internal class C is on eth1. It seems i have > been able to stop relay. I use postfix on RH9. > > My problem is that one of the hosts to which we mail frequently sent mail > has 'blocked' all mails from our domain. Some tech from the hosts side > says that the blocking of mail has been IP based. I changed the external IP > on our system to the next number ie xxx.xxx.xxx.14 to xxx.xxx.xxx.15. You mean people with policies like mine? Take out a /24, escalate to the ISP block. > > But still the mail to that domain gets bounced always. There is no problem > with any other domains. How do i fix it? Should i contact the site for a > fix? Obviously you need to write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to ask them to unblock you. > Also please look at the following 'main.cf' of postfix. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > myorigin = $mydomain > inet_interfaces = all > mynetworks_style = subnet > relay_domains = $mydestination > #local_recipient_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/recipients > local_recipient_maps = > masquerade_domains = $mydomain > always_bcc = someuser > smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks reject_unauth_destination > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I kept local_recipient_maps blank as i was not able to access the port 25 > (it was taking too much time to respond) when it was equated to > hash:/etc/postfix/recipients. Funny. There must have been something else wrong with that box. Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
