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######### I don't think CHKUSER_START is going to help you. >>>>>> this works correctly, ie chkuser is disabled totally for that specific ip address. ######### ############## Note the absence of CHKUSER_RCPT_MX variable leaves it off, while adding the variable should turn it on. >>>>>>>> i have not tried this. However i will definitely try and let you know. ############## thanks rajesh > I don't think CHKUSER_START is going to help you. > > Did you try: > .) disable CHKUSER_RCPT_MX by commenting it out in chkuser.h, and > rebuild/reinstall qmail-toaster package > .) use tcp.smtp line like this: > 127.:allow,RELAYCLIENT="",DKSIGN="/var/qmail/control/domainkeys/%/private",RBLSMTPD="",NOP0FCHECK="1" > 111.222.333.444:allow,RBLSMTPD="" > :allow,BADMIMETYPE="",BADLOADERTYPE="M",CHKUSER_RCPT_MX="",CHKUSER_ALLOW_SENDER_CHAR_3="/",CHKUSER_RCPTLIMIT="50",CHKUSER_WRONGRCPTLIMIT="10",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan",DKSIGN="/var/qmail/control/domainkeys/%/private",NOP0FCHECK="1" > > Note the absence of CHKUSER_RCPT_MX variable leaves it off, while adding > the variable should turn it on. > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > Rajesh M wrote: >> hi >> >> i went thru the docs of chkuser >> >> unfortunately there seems to be no way to declare an environment >> variable >> like CHKUSER_START="ALWAYS" (or NONE or DOMAIN) >> >> for the MX and Format check >> >> this was possible only for CHKUSER_START >> >> MX and Format check could only be either enabled or disable server wide >> and not based on IP ADDRESS basis selectively >> >> you can view the same here >> http://www.interazioni.it/opensource/chkuser/documentation/chkuser_settings.html#MX_format_checking >> >> so for my server ip address i disabled the chkuser checks using >> CHKUSER_START="NONE" >> >> The best solution would have been to remove mx checks and format checks >> only >> so if there is a solution (OR i am missing something) pl do let me know >> >> here is a copy of the tcp.smtp file >> >> #################### >> 127.:allow,RELAYCLIENT="",DKSIGN="/var/qmail/control/domainkeys/%/private",RBLSMTPD="",NOP0FCHECK="1" >> 111.222.333.444:allow,RBLSMTPD="",CHKUSER_START="NONE" >> :allow,BADMIMETYPE="",BADLOADERTYPE="M",CHKUSER_ALLOW_SENDER_CHAR_3="/",CHKUSER_START="ALWAYS",CHKUSER_RCPTLIMIT="50",CHKUSER_WRONGRCPTLIMIT="10",QMAILQUEUE="/var/qmail/bin/simscan",DKSIGN="/var/qmail/control/domainkeys/%/private",NOP0FCHECK="1" >> >> #################### >> >> >> thanks >> >> rajesh >> >> >>> Rajesh M wrote: >>>> hello allo >>>> >>>> thanks to all for your help >>>> >>>> recompiling qmail-toaster*.src.rpm for making changes in chkuser >>>> >>>> my requirement was as such >>>> >>>> when my clients use webmail and send emails to say around 50 or 100 >>>> users >>>> and even if one of the recepients had a bad email id like a spelling >>>> mistake in their domain name or email formatting, then the entire >>>> email >>>> used to fail >>>> >>>> this was pretty annoying because the error message simply used to say >>>> : >>>> no >>>> valid mx or invalid format, without mentioning exactly which email id >>>> is >>>> at fault >>>> >>>> i would have preferred to remove mx checks and format checks on >>>> webmail >>>> ie >>>> disable only for those emails that originate from my server, but this >>>> is >>>> NOT POSSIBLE, i could only disable mx check / format checks for the >>>> entire >>>> server which is not what i wanted >>>> >>>> so the only solution i found was to enable >>>> #define CHKUSER_STARTING_VARIABLE "CHKUSER_START" >>>> >>>> and then recompile qmail toaster as per instructions given here >>>> >>>> http://wiki.qmailtoaster.org/index.php/Chkuser >>>> >>>> during the process is highly recommended that you keep the sleep time >>>> to >>>> around 10 or 15 mins ie 600 or 900 seconds so that you can relax and >>>> do >>>> what you need to do. >>>> >>>> important points >>>> when you do recompilation all folders under /var/qmail including the >>>> queue >>>> seems to have been modified. >>>> >>>> ensure that after you recompile, be sure to modify the tcp.smtp file >>>> and >>>> recompile the cdb as per new chkuser settings >>>> >>>> once again thanks to everybody >>>> >>>> rajesh >>>> >>>> >>> That's interesting, Rajesh. >>> I'm not real clear though how this solved your problem. Can you post >>> your tcp.smtp file for reference? >>> >>> I would have though you could have turned of MX checks globally, then >>> turned them on selectively in your tcp.smtp file. Perhaps that's what >>> yo >>> did. 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