Re: Are my basic definitions wrong? ip blocks in hash for check_sender_access

2009-10-02 Thread Robert Lopez
Thank you everyone for the excellent information. > Don't do this. You seem to be following some outdated tutorial. Old hardware running email gateways needed to be retired and replaced. I was to keep the same functionality as was on the servers when I arrived on this job. So, between not having

Are my basic definitions wrong? ip blocks in hash for check_sender_access

2009-10-01 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Robert Lopez put forth on 10/1/2009 11:47 AM: > My understanding of client and sender are these: > Client: An application used to send, receive e-mail messages. In the context of Postfix client restrictions, the _client_ is the remote SMTP server that is sending email to your Postfix server. It i

Re: Are my basic definitions wrong? ip blocks in hash for check_sender_access

2009-10-01 Thread mouss
Robert Lopez wrote: > My understanding of client and sender are these: > Client: An application used to send, receive e-mail messages. No. the client is the IP node. so it's either the IP of the reverse DNS of the host that is trying to send mail. regarding reverse dns, if it is not "confirmed", t

Re: Are my basic definitions wrong? ip blocks in hash for check_sender_access

2009-10-01 Thread /dev/rob0
On Thursday 01 October 2009 11:47:47 Robert Lopez wrote: > My understanding of client and sender are these: > Client: An application used to send, receive e-mail messages. In the context of check_client_access it means the IP address and/or forward-confirmed reverse DNS name of the client applicat

Re: Are my basic definitions wrong? ip blocks in hash for check_sender_access

2009-10-01 Thread Robert Lopez
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Brian Evans - Postfix List wrote: > Robert Lopez wrote: >> check_client_access=hash:/etc/postfix/access >> smtpd_client_restrictions = >>       permit_mynetworks >>       hash:/etc/postfix/whitelist >> > This is depreciated syntax equivalent to "check_client_acces

Re: Are my basic definitions wrong? ip blocks in hash for check_sender_access

2009-10-01 Thread Brian Evans - Postfix List
Robert Lopez wrote: > My understanding of client and sender are these: > Client: An application used to send, receive e-mail messages. > Sender: The from or sender "name" in the header that shows who (is > claimed to have) sent the email. > > Indeed. > The context of the use that has me concern

Are my basic definitions wrong? ip blocks in hash for check_sender_access

2009-10-01 Thread Robert Lopez
My understanding of client and sender are these: Client: An application used to send, receive e-mail messages. Sender: The from or sender "name" in the header that shows who (is claimed to have) sent the email. The context of the use that has me concerned are these: smtpd_client_restrictions and s