[Cialug] Postfix issue

[Jon Clemons]

What is the output of mailq|wc -l



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Bibbs" <tony@tonybibbs.com>
To: <cialug@cialug.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Postfix issue


> k, open relay isn't it...I just tested it.  Must be something else (sigh).
>
> --Tony
>
> Anthony Jeffries wrote:
>> On Sun, May 22, 2005 9:22, Tony Bibbs said:
>>
>>>Got an issue where undue strain is being put on my server by postfix.
>>>When it isn't running the load is around .27 but when it is running it's
>>>up to near 5 at times.  I'm pouring through the logs and the first thing
>>>I notice is a *ton* of these sorts of entries:
>>>
>>>May 22 09:17:14 iowaoutdoors postfix/smtp[15805]: 192922CD35B:
>>>to=<luna_pi@click21.com.br>, relay=mail3.click21.com.br[200.255.27.137],
>>>delay=391139, status=sent (250 Ok: queued as 6D160AB60C)
>>>
>>>They happen one right after another just a few seconds apart.  I'm not a
>>>mail server admin (which is my problem, I'm sure) but what does this 
>>>mean?
>>>
>>>--Tony
>>
>>
>> Tony,
>>
>> I think either your server is trying to send a bunch of bounces due to
>> someone spamming non-existent accounts at your domain, or you have an 
>> open
>> relay.
>>
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