[vchkpw] Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Was: Re: [vchkpw] qmail-inject Error)
From: Steve Fulton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:15:02 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [vchkpw] qmail-inject Error At 13:37 18/09/2002 +0200, Oliver Etzel - GoodnGo.COM \(R\) wrote: It appears you have very little idea of how a unix-like OS works. I suggest you start educating yourself regarding the OS you are using. Once you have a clue about what exactly this ENV variable is, then learn about how Qmail works at http://cr.yp.to and www.lifewithqmail.org .. even better, join the Qmail mailing list at cr.yp.to and ask there. My final comment is directed at those who insist: 1. We teach the them basics of unix systems administration (or even the basic syntax). 2. We read the documentation or list archives for them. 3. We solve their problems as they are unwilling to make the attempt. 4. Or who fail to repeatedly provide a minimum explaination of what the problem is, or do so poorly. A lot of people spend their precious time assisting others on this list, and usually do so without resorting to arrogant and rude tactics. Just because we are *nice* enough to assist does not give anyone carte blanche approval to use us. If you can't figure out the basics, consider hiring one of the many talented consultants on this list to solve your problems for you -- Your customers will be satisfied and you'll probably find your job is more secure because of it. /rant -- Steve I'm going to have to with Steve here. I've been on this list for a while and the signal-to-noise ratio is horrendous. Is there a charter for this list? Without a charter it is hard to say what does and doesn't belong on the list. I would fathom that all the items Steve mentioned above do not belong on the list. Too bad the majority of the mail generated by the list falls into those categories. Tim
Re: Spam problem
Hello! The solution to my problem might or might not be related to the vchkpw, so i'll try to find help here anyway. The problem is that if there is a virtual domain: bbb.zz and there is a user [EMAIL PROTECTED] and the whole thing is located at address ADDR then any spammer can connect to smtp port on addres ADDR enter [EMAIL PROTECTED] as FROM address (MAIL FROM) and spam a bunch of people. All the victims will think that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is doing it to them. Relaying is allowed in this case, since bbb.zz is a local domain. How can I solve the problem? SMTP authorization? but how? Any other ways? Regards, Artem From what I understand, users of bbb.zz are receiving the spam; in this case the FROM: address is irrelevant. The same thing will happen regardless of who is sending the email. If people /othe/ than your own local domains are getting spam from you (you are an open relay) then you need to enable roaming users and only allow smtp after pop. If the former is the case, you may want to try rblsmtpd and filter connections. Check the archives of this list or www.qmail.org for more info on rblsmtpd. Tim
[Courier-IMAP] bind: Can't assign requested address
On my freebsd 4.0-stable system courier-imap-1.3.0 won't bind to any address specified in imapd.config other than "0". I have had this problem on bsd from as far back as 2.2.6 with earlier releases of courier-imap, but it has just recently become a serious concern. When set to "0" it does successfully bind to all IP addresses assigned to the box. When set to any specific IP address assigned to the box, i receive the error message "bind: Can't assign requested address". I've checked sockstat, nothing is bound to 143 on any IP (consequently, no, there are not any instances of courier-imap running)-- not to mention it will successfully bind to every IP if set to "0". Has anyone else successfully bound to anything other than "0"? Regards, Tim
