Max Esquivel wrote: > I recently installed the magicmail-smtpd drop in replacement for the > standard qmail-smtpd, which adds a significant number of spam control > possibilities. Actually, spam traffic on my server, dropped to about > half after the installation. Nonetheless, after installing, qmailadmin > created aliases dont work (I can create, modify and delete, but....) > messages sent to an alias result in a "User does not exist" error and > the message is bounced back. The same problem exists with ezmlm lists. > I can create, modify, etc via qmailadmin, but messages sent to the lists > get bounced back with the same "User does not exist" error. > > Any ideas?
I've not tried magicmail, but you might like to try qpsmtpd - another drop-in replacement for qmail-smtpd. I saw similar spam reduction since installing it. Actually, more like a 90% reduction since activating my check_validrcptto_cdb plugin [1]. As it's written in perl, with a documented plugin architecture, it's very easy to extend and customise. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that because it's written in perl it's slow - it isn't. Plus, because it can reject so much spam at the "front door", overall system load is dramatically reduced. I had one client who was running vanilla qmail and seeing load averages of up to 30 (!). Since installing qpsmtpd (and my plugin) the system tickles along at a load average of 0.5. R. [1] http://robinbowes.com/projects/check_validrcptto_cdb
