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All,
Sorry about the cut and copy post, but I could not get the interface to work
correctly...
I was wondering if anyone who uses Lena's method below also struggles with
the IP
Being added to the blocked_IPs list multiple time due to the use of multiple
domains on the same server?
If
Hi all,
Recent events have left us wanting to add rate limiting to our exim
configuration.
I have seen several examples in various places on the web and everything I
can find in the exim specification, and I must say I am a little more than
confused.
All I really want to do is
Hi all,
Recent events have left us wanting to add rate limiting to our exim
configuration.
I have seen several examples in various places on the web and everything I
can find in the exim specification, and I must say I am a little more than
confused.
All I really want to do is ratelimit
-Original Message-
From: Chris Wilson [mailto:chris+e...@qwirx.com]
Sent: October-21-13 9:06 AM
To: Grant Peel
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Subject: Re: [exim] Authenticated User Ratelimiting
Hi Grant,
On Mon, 21 Oct 2013, Grant Peel wrote:
Recent events have left us wanting
Hi all,
The perl code below has is a file from a Webmin module used to interface with
Exim, show stats manage queue etc. The issue is that the date does not decode
properly. The code is quite old, and I have been hacking at it for weeks trying
to get it to work correctly. I have attempted to
Hi all,
Happy Holidays :-)
Does anyone have a simple perl snippett that accepts base62 code (as in exim
mail IDs) and converts it to decimal ?
-Grant
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Hi all,
What are all the ports that exim might use for the control channell and data
transfers?
I have a hole punched in my switche's firewall, (port 25 and 587). but
somehow I am still getting operation timeouts when it talking with other
servers.
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Hi all,
I have an acl that looks to see if a domain is local or not.
As it turned out, one domain I had in the domain list had a nameserver
listed (i.e. could find domain on whois), but the nameserver did not have
any DNS records loaded for the domain.
We stopped receiving email on that
- Original Message -
From: Phil Pennock exim-us...@spodhuis.org
To: Grant Peel gp...@thenetnow.com
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [exim] listed at Backscatterer.org
On 2010-06-28 at 16:43 -0400, Grant Peel wrote:
I have been researching
OK, Thanks Phil :-)
- Original Message -
From: Phil Pennock exim-us...@spodhuis.org
To: Grant Peel gp...@thenetnow.com
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [exim] listed at Backscatterer.org
On 2010-06-29 at 16:07 -0400, Grant Peel wrote:
Does
- Original Message -
From: Ian Eiloart i...@sussex.ac.uk
To: exim...@riotm.co.uk
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] listed at Backscatterer.org
--On 25 June 2010 13:56:12 +0100 Ron White exim...@riotm.co.uk wrote:
On Fri, 2010-06-25 at
Hi all,
I am looking to ensure the configuration below will not send backscatter and
will not accept NDRs from any server other than iteself (locally generated
only).
Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
-G
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Hi all,
I am having a problem with a server getting listed on ips.backscatterer.org.
I have been researchng and reviewing the config shown below, but am not
'getting it'.
I want to allow bounces to local addresses only.
Also, I am not so sure I understand the verify / callback process vrs.
it not?).
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Chris Wilson ch...@qwirx.com
To: Grant Peel gp...@thenetnow.com
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Backscatter Sender callouts.
Hi Grant,
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009, Grant Peel wrote:
I am having a problem
Hi all,
I would like the set the outgoing interface address based on the domain that is
sending it.
Each domain on our servers has its own IP address.
Simply using the MX address does not work because some of our domains use a
mail filtering service, so the MX does not match the sending
Hi all,
I would like to set the outgoing interface to the IP address assigned to the
user's domian.
The problem I am encountering is that not all domains have thier MX set to an
IP on our server (because some domains are using a mail filtering server that
relays the message to our server
, then
the A. If the A record also fails, is there a way to set a deault IP with
the syntax you used?
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Phil Pennock exim-us...@spodhuis.org
To: Grant Peel gp...@thenetnow.com
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [exim] Outgoing
Hi all,
All of a sudden, for no reason I can find, I am unable to send to some
domains. I am getting errors like this. I am trying to figure out how to
troubleshoot the error message:
Can't Assign requested address
2009-08-07 15:49:54 1MZVRp-000Mpn-Fp = s...@this server.com
- Original Message -
From: Todd Lyons tly...@ivenue.com
To: Grant Peel gp...@thenetnow.com
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [exim] Backscatter ACL entry
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 6:54 AM, Grant Peel gp...@thenetnow.com wrote:
Hi all,
It seems
Hi all,
It seems I am rejecting valid emails due to this ACL entry:
denysenders = :
! hosts = +whitelist
condition = ${if ! eq{$recipients_count}{1}{1}}
message = Bounces must have only a single recipient
Hi all,
I have a number of domains that the MX is set to an outside spamfiltering
server. These domains are still getting spam that is being sent directly to our
servers, thus bypassing the spamfiltering.
Now in order for use to accept email from the spamfiltering service, I need to
accept
...@saneinc.net
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [exim] Spammers ignoring MX
Mike Sprague wrote:
Grant Peel wrote:
Hi all,
I have a number of domains that the MX is set to an outside
spamfiltering server. These domains are still getting spam
Hi all,
Just reviewing my configure file.
If anyone has the time, could you please review the order, I am still tring to
get my head tightly wrapped ouround the verbs, and thier required order.
(when a mail is rejected, accepted ), i.e. when processing of the stops and
the mail is accepted
Hi all,
My exim setup includes LOGIN and PLAIN SMTP authentication, on freebsd.
How does one test this from a command window in Windows? (connecting to the
server using a telnet smtp session).
I can get a regular SMTP session to work, but when I try to use AUTH LOGIN I
get a Not Adviertised
11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Command Line
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009, Grant Peel wrote:
Hi all,
My exim setup includes LOGIN and PLAIN SMTP authentication, on freebsd.
How does one test this from a command window in Windows? (connecting to
the server using a telnet smtp session).
I can get
Hi all,
Occasionally, I get a file locking error.
defer (-9): failed to lock mailbox /var/spool/virtual/.ca/lib
(fcntl/flock)
An messages sit in the queue and eventually fail.
Is there some way to recover? Is this an exim error or FreeBSD error.
I have tried to delete the mailbox, and
- Original Message -
From: Tony Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] DNS Lookup - Temporary Local Problem.
On Fri, 26 Sep 2008, Grant Peel wrote:
I just spent the last two days
Hi all,
I just spent the last two days trying to figure out why my greylisiting
stopped worked, vast amounts of clients were getting a 'Temporary Local
Problem ...
As it turned out, a domain in one of my host lists had expred (ie the domain
expired).
Once I removed this domain from the
Hi all,
We have a greylisting method setup.
My question is, will the white listed domains that have a wildcard be truely
whitelisted (i.e. if host mx1.foo.mailserver.net sends an email to my host,
and my whitelist contains *.mailserver.net) will exim match the two and skip
the greylisting
Hi all,
A few months back, with alot of help from this list, I implimented
GREYLISTING (which is working well), with one exception:
Some ISPs (mail hosting farms, Spam scanning services etc, sometimes resend
from a different MX each retry period, which, obviously, causes some serious
email
Dave,
I am thinking I would need the second (more complicated) solution.
Then again, nothing is ever as simple I as think it should be.
Thanks for the links,
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Dave Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:35 PM
Guys,
Thanks for the detailed replies, but alas, you lost me somewhere. I am
however, getting the impression that we can log what script sent the (web
based) email.
I am using apache 2.2, with suexec enabled. Each perl based post is executed
by the unix owner of the domain. PHP requests
Hi all,
I am thinking a script on one of my servers has a security hole in it. A few
days ago, the server started sending out huge amounts of spam. I am yet to
find the culprit.
In the mean time, I am seeing thousands of mailq entries like:
2008-07-30 18:33:50 1KOKEw-000DG6-77 = [EMAIL
Hi all,
It seems Exim is only sending a bounce report if there is 1 recipient, and,
the messages bounces.
When a message is sent to multiple recipients, and one recipient bounces, I
am not getting a failure report.
Is there a trick I am missing here?
-Grant
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The logs simply show an email that was sent from a local user to multiple
recipients. It does shouw a double asterisk beside that recipient, and a
message that it was undeliverable.
In the queue, the message is still there due to another recipent, but the
recipient that should have bounced,
Hi all,
In the transport below, I am looking for the a record, so that I can set the
outgoing inerface to that record (ip).
But I have some domains that the a record is not in our servers, so I would
like to do an mx lookup instead, then, convert the mx record to an IP.
Any idea how?
Message -
From: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:28 PM
Subject: *SPAM* [exim] dnsdb coversion
Hi all,
In the transport below, I am looking for the a record, so that I can set
the
outgoing inerface to that record (ip).
But I have
Hi all,
I have recently implimented greylist on some of our servers, and am seeing a
few domain, that return multiple IP address. How is that handled.
I am also seeing a few (like telus.net) that resend mail from a different
mail server than the original. How do we handle that?
I have my
@exim.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Outbound IP Address
Grant Peel wrote:
Hi all,
I am toiling trying to set the outbound IP address (fo bandwidth
accounting
reasons), and have this so far:
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
helo_data = ${lookup
debug_print = XX T: remote_smtp for [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent VIA
${lookup \
dnsdb{defer_never,a=$sender_address_domain} \
{$value}{nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn}} XX
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-users
Hi all,
Is there any way to insert messages into the log file (mainlog) from a
router or transport?
I have been tinkering with the 'debug_print' but do not want to run in -v
mode.
What I am specificaly looking to do is monitor the outgoing ip address
(interface) that specific routers and
Hi all,
I am toiling trying to set the outbound IP address (fo bandwidth accounting
reasons), and have this so far:
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
helo_data = ${lookup
dnsdb{defer_never,ptr=$sender_address_domain}{$value{$primary_hostname}}
interface = ${lookup
Hi all,
Since implementing greylisting, I am seeing alot of these in the mainlog:
DATE / TIME .. unexpected disconnection while reading SMTP command from ..
Is this to be expected?
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Renaud Allard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc
Hi all,
I am running FreeBSD with Exim 4.63 and have hundreds of virtual domains on
each server.
We have used Majordomo in the past, but was not happy with its config and
virtualization.
We have PERL on our servers, but not Python.
Is there a decent mail list program that we can look at
Hi all,
I wanted to give greylisting a try, but am not currently prepared to do all
the SA-Exim changes at this moment.
I am running freebsd with Exim 4.6x and was wondering if the milter-greylist
port could be used with Exim.
If so, can someone point me to a link, or show me brief
Hi all,
I have been tinkering with greylisting, as some of you know.
I have moved most of my deny statemnts to the top.
I think I understand the greylist timeing, but can someone please explain
(breifly) how
to turn down the 10 minute delay to a 1 minute delay, and the 28 day record
expiry to
Hi all,
a long time ago, I setup Exim router and transport to scan mail that was bound
for local email accounts.
with the reqork of exiscan, is there an performance reasons to want to switch
scanning methods (acl0 exiscan method) ?
-Grant
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Subject: Re: [exim] SPF
Grant Peel wrote:
Hi all,
Sorry, I am sure this questions has been asked, but I cant seem to find
the answer.
Does anyone have a sample ACL that looks for and honours SPF, and if no
SPF is present, ignores and moves on?
If so, would you mind sending me a copy
: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] SPF
My config (for solaris10) says:
EXPERIMENTAL_SPF=yes
CFLAGS=-DSPF -I/usr/local/include
EXTRALIBS_EXIM=-L/usr/local/lib -lspf2 -liconv
HTH
###
Grant Peel :
Hi Ted and all
I now have spf2 installed in its default
= *.reflexion.net
log_message= Accepted Reflexion
denymessage = $sender_host_address is not allowed to send mail
from $sender_address_dom$
spf = fail
accept domains = +local_domains
- Original Message -
From: Grant Peel [EMAIL
- Original Message -
From: Peter Bowyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-user exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] SPF
(Please don't top-post)
On 07/04/2008, Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I have SPF working for our domain and all
Hi again,
I am trying to track down if the accept statement is ever being used. Is it
possible to log 'accept' acl lines? (as in the accespt below). I have tried
logwrite, message etc with no results.
accept hosts = +spf_bypass
spf = fail
logwrite
Hi all,
Sorry, I am sure this questions has been asked, but I cant seem to find the
answer.
Does anyone have a sample ACL that looks for and honours SPF, and if no SPF is
present, ignores and moves on?
If so, would you mind sending me a copy with a short explanation?
TIA,
-Grant
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Hi all,
A clarification on ACLs
Specificly the acl_check_rcpt
I have been pouring through the documentation for quite a while now, and two
questions that I cant seem to get my head around are:
1. When a message is Accepted, is it really just sent to the next part of the
acl or is acl
Hi all,
We have 6 wed/email/database servers. Some are being blacklisted.
I would like to recruit some off line help from anyone on the list who
considers themselves an expert on SMTP and exim. I say offline because I would
like to learn and solve the problem(s) in a methodical method.
I
- Original Message -
From: Ted Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Better Tracking
Grant Peel wrote:
Hi all,
I have been wrestling with my servers trying to cut down on the amount of
spam we are sending.
Can
- Original Message -
From: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Better Tracking
- Original Message -
From: Ted Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 9:52 AM
- Original Message -
From: Graeme Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Better Tracking
On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 10:03 -0400, Grant Peel wrote:
So how do I figure out HOW it came to my server to begin with?
Work back
Hi all,
I have been wrestling with my servers trying to cut down on the amount of spam
we are sending.
Can someone translate these log lines:
2008-03-16 18:36:06 1Jb1SX-000Eu2-Ll = R=1Jb1SV-000Etp-55 U=mailnull
P=local S=1185
...
2008-03-16 18:36:14 1Jb1SX-000Eu2-Ll ** [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: Ted Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]; exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Better Tracking
Grant Peel wrote:
accept hosts = :
dnslists = ips.backscatterer.org
message
Hi all,
On this topic, can someone let us know if there are any truely free RBLs
that can be used, and that are worth using and provide a short summary of
how to set them up?
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Peter Bowyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim users exim-users@exim.org
Sent:
Hi all,
Interesting replies.
I *think* that a few of you *might* have mesread, or misunderstood my
problem:
My servers are being seen as the SOURCE of the spam. That is to say, my
servers are being bombarded with messages that have a non existent user,
then, my server bounces the mail to
Matt,
Yes, I am sure they original to addresses are fake. I can see them in the
logs.
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Exim Mailing List exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Backscatter Spam Again. HELP PLEASE!
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Craig Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]; exim users exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Backscatter Spam Again. HELP PLEASE!
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED
Patric, Dave,
Here is the grep results.
Dave, Yes I have disabled the offending postmaster acl for now. I will look
at a better way of handling them soon.
Grep results:
constellation# grep 1JXI4k-000EvZ-0f mainlog
2008-03-06 10:32:15 1JXI4k-000EvZ-0f = [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=mailnull
Matt, Peter and all,
No these are backscatter bounces.
Non existent addresses on my server(s) are being sent SPAM with forged
remote 'From:' addresses. Then, those spams are being bounced to the remote
address' (from my servers)!
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: Matt [EMAIL
On 2008-02-28 at 08:40 -0500, Grant Peel wrote:
My system uses exim. I have the stock check_rcpt_acl, along with several
routers and transports that support virtual pop and virtual aliases.
Each domain on my server has its own IP address.
I was wondering if there is an addition
- Original Message -
From: Phil Pennock [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Backscatter - NDR Spam
On 2008-02-28 at 08:40 -0500, Grant Peel wrote:
My system uses exim. I have the stock
On 2008-02-28 at 08:40 -0500, Grant Peel wrote:
My system uses exim. I have the stock check_rcpt_acl, along with several
routers and transports that support virtual pop and virtual aliases.
Each domain on my server has its own IP address.
I was wondering if there is an addition
Hi all,
I have only recvently become aware of 'Backscatter, or NDR spam.
My system uses exim. I have the stock check_rcpt_acl, along with several
routers and transports that support virtual pop and virtual aliases.
Each domain on my server has its own IP address.
I was wondering if there is
Are you trying to:
1. Avoid having the whole server blacklisted?
2. Monitor outgoing bandwith based on email sent/rec'd?
3. Hide your main servers IP address from mail?
-Grant
- Original Message -
From: W B Hacker
To: exim users
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 7:42 AM
Hi all,
I have a server that has been running flawlessly for over a year using exim
4.60 and all of a sudden we cant send email out though this machine.
I have not changed anything in that configure file, and everything else I have
checked as far a file ownerships, modes etc seems to check out
Hi all,
I appologize for asking a question that, I am sure by now, has been answered ...
What happens to Exim developement when Phil retires?
-Grant
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Hi all,
I am getting alot of spam on my servers that comes directly to the A record of
the domain, as opposed to using the MX record, which, for some of our domains
is an off site Anti-Spam service.
Is there a way to configure Exim to not allow incomming email if it does not
match the MX
Hi all,
With some help, I have recently configured Exim to send mail on the interface
it was recieved on (my servers have IPs for each domain on them). This seems to
be working quite well.
On glitch though, is when on of my users uses the Openwebmail system. It is
configured to connect on
Hi all,
For a number of weeks now, I have been trying to figure out how to set the
outgoing IP address when an authenticated user sends an email. I have not been
successful as of yet. I want to do this to track bandwidth usage.(I have ipfw
and ipa setup to do the actual tracking). Right now,
Hi all,
Thanks for the replies ...
What do y'all thinnk of this one?
(I tripped accross it earlier this AM).
remote_smtp
debug_print = T: remote_smtp for [EMAIL PROTECTED]
driver = smtp
helo_data = ${lookup
Hi all,
every once in a while, I get a mail account that I have to delete and reinstall
... here is the indicator:
2006-10-30 05:49:52 1GeSHv-000A5B-Do == [EMAIL PROTECTED] R=virtual_localuser
T=virtual_localdelivery defer (-9): failed to lock mailbox
/var/spool/virtual/.com/
Hmmm,
All my hosts have thier own IP and every IP resolves back (rDNS) to the
domain it belongs to.
-G
- Original Message -
From: Dave Lugo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Outgoing Hostname and IP
On Mon, 23 Oct
Hi all,
If one of my users is over thier disk quota, the mail sits in the local
queue for 24 hours and then is dropped.
Is there a way to send the mail back (bounce) if the user is still over
quota after the 24 hours has lappsed?
-G
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Ooops! I must have used the reply to button while reading an email from the
list.
Sorry all, and thanks for the replies on the quota questions.
-Grant
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Hi all,
I have been researching this as much as I can off-list, but as yet am unable
to find a solution that works.
I have serveral FreeBSD systems using Exim as the MTA.
On 5 of my six systems, I am getting complete /var/log/exim/rejectlog
listings in my 'periodic daily' emails. This has a
, and allow some time to complete
the upgrade.
Additional scripts to help upgrading are installed in:
%%EXAMPLESDIR%%
defiant#
Thaniks again!
-GRant
- Original Message -
From: Tony Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Grant Peel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: exim-users@exim.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 05
Hi all,
I have recently implimented IP accounting software that indicates to me that
any outbound email is being sent via 1 specific ip address, this address is
the servers main domain ip address. Since I am monitoring users bandwidth, I
would like to ensure that any outgoing email is sent
Hi all,
I have a pipe transport that does not work. I get error messages about
'Delivery to pipe forbidden. Is this a standard error messages about file /
path permissions or is it a poorly configured transport?
Here is the bounce I get:
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