[Cialug] Postfix issue

[Tony Bibbs]

nothing right now, I deleted the deferred queue when I found out there 
were 21,000 messages.  All the problems are with the apache user.  Some 
script on my box is being misused...now I just need to find the needle 
in the haystack.

--Tony

Jon Clemons wrote:
> 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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