Re: [courier-users] Courier-MTA reacts badly if own DNS server goes down

On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:30:21 -0400, Sam Varshavchik mr...@courier-mta.com wrote: Ok, ignoring host entries for foreign systems is ok, but why lookup its own name? To make that information available to local filters. Additionally, a failed but it should be the same entry fo r every mail, or

[courier-users] Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument

Hi! I've many following log entries on one of my mail servers: Aug 19 12:28:11 mail imapd-ssl: Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument Aug 19 12:28:11 mail imapd-ssl: Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument I searched in Google and found only that I need to set following, ##NAME:

Re: [courier-users] Courier-MTA reacts badly if own DNS server goes down

Robert Penz writes: DNS is fundamental. If DNS blows up, you're dead in the water. There's no way around having functional DNS. I know but can I somehow force courier so that it does not lookup its own hostname? Well, you have to turn off everything that uses DNS, in the esmtpd

Re: [courier-users] Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument

Robert Penz writes: Hi! I've many following log entries on one of my mail servers: Aug 19 12:28:11 mail imapd-ssl: Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument Aug 19 12:28:11 mail imapd-ssl: Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument I searched in Google and found only that I need to set

Re: [courier-users] Courier-MTA reacts badly if own DNS server goes down

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:02:45 -0400, Sam Varshavchik mr...@courier-mta.com wrote: Well, you have to turn off everything that uses DNS, in the esmtpd configuration file. Adding -nodnslookup to TCPDOPTS. Removing the BOFHCHECKDNS option. Also turning off all spf settings in the courier

Re: [courier-users] Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:02:44 -0400, Sam Varshavchik mr...@courier-mta.com wrote: Aug 19 12:28:11 mail imapd-ssl: Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument Aug 19 12:28:11 mail imapd-ssl: Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument No. This error message indicates some kind of permission failure

Re: [courier-users] Courier-MTA reacts badly if own DNS server goes down

Robert Penz wrote: I think you misunderstand me. dns using is ok, but it should use also hosts entries for A and PTR records, specially for its own hostname. To be specific I don't care about anything else accept its own hostname. Why does every Linux system have a /etc/hosts? because of the

Re: [courier-users] Courier-MTA reacts badly if own DNS server goesdown

-Original Message- From: Robert Penz [mailto:rob...@penz.name] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:09 AM On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:02:45 -0400, Sam Varshavchik mr...@courier-mta.com wrote: Well, you have to turn off everything that uses DNS, in the esmtpd configuration file.

Re: [courier-users] Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument

Robert Penz writes: On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:02:44 -0400, Sam Varshavchik mr...@courier-mta.com wrote: Aug 19 12:28:11 mail imapd-ssl: Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument Aug 19 12:28:11 mail imapd-ssl: Error reading ACLs for : Invalid argument No. This error message indicates some

Re: [courier-users] Courier-MTA reacts badly if own DNS server goes down

Robert Penz writes: I think you misunderstand me. dns using is ok, but it should use also hosts entries for A and PTR records, specially for its own hostname. To be specific I don't care about anything else accept its own hostname. Why does every Linux system have a /etc/hosts? because of the