Okay, no more ignorant posts. I will give you all that I have based on the protocol as spelled out.
1. Summary of the problem: attempting to ban an email address using a hash map does not work. The message is delivered anyway. 2. Error messages: none 3. Logging: Maillog shows that the message was delivered. 4. Output from postconf - n: alias_database = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases, hash:/usr/local/mailman/data/aliases command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 default_privs = nobody default_verp_delimiters = += html_directory = no mail_owner = postfix mail_spool_directory = /var/spool/mail mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix manpage_directory = /usr/share/man message_size_limit = 2097152 mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost.localdomain, listsmart.$mydomain, swiki.$mydomain myhostname = listsmart.osl.state.or.us mynetworks = 159.121.122.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8 mynetworks_style = subnet newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.0.16/README_FILES recipient_delimiter = + sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.0.16/samples sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix setgid_group = postdrop smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination, reject_rbl_client bl.spamcop.net, reject_rbl_client dnsbl.sorbs.net, reject_rbl_client cbl.abuseat.org, reject_rbl_client ix.dnsbl.manitu.net, reject_invalid_hostname, reject_non_fqdn_hostname, reject_non_fqdn_sender, reject_non_fqdn_recipient, reject_unknown_sender_domain, reject_unknown_recipient_domain, permit smtpd_sender_restrictions = check_sender_access hash:/etc/postfix/sender_blacklist transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 450 5. Output from postfinger: link in DEBUG document doesn't allow me accss. So, there you have it. Thanks to anyone who is interested in assisting. On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Wietse Venema <wie...@porcupine.org> wrote: > Christopher Adams: > > Thank you for your helpful reply. > > > > So, now I have this in main.cf: > > > > smtpd_sender_restrictions = > > check_sender_access hash:/etc/postfix/sender_blacklist > > > > I have a file sender_blacklist: > > > > m...@somplace.org/ REJECT > > > > I issued the command 'postmap hash:/etc/postfix/sender_blacklist' > > > > I issued the command: 'postfix reload' > > > > If I send from the address m...@somplace.org, it is not rejected. > > > > Now is a good time to stop posting fragments, and follow > the instructions in the mailing list welcome message. > > Wietse > > TO REPORT A PROBLEM see http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail > > TO (UN)SUBSCRIBE see http://www.postfix.org/lists.html > > Thank you for using Postfix. > -- Christopher Adams adam...@gmail.com