Need help to check logs
Jissou
Hello postfix users,
I run my own mail server on an persistent adsl connected computer.
The name of this server is gateway.mydomain.net running postfix 2.1.5 on a
debian sarge OS, personalised kernel 2.4.33.
I check my mail logs and I don't uderstand few lines and would need avanced
users advices.
Of course I don't intend to relay mail from my server
I thing to have succeeded but I'm not very sure ...
In my postfix/main.cf I put lines :
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, $mydomain
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.248/29
In logs I can regularly see this kind of suspected lines :
==========================================
Jan 17 12:38:01 gateway postfix/smtpd[15890]: connect from
61-229-101-55.dynamic.hinet.net[61.229.101.55]
Jan 17 12:38:02 gateway postfix/smtpd[15890]: BF3D237075:
client=61-229-101-55.dynamic.hinet.net[61.229.101.55]
Jan 17 12:38:03 gateway postfix/cleanup[15893]: BF3D237075:
message-id=<24898376C3E97...@hinet.net>
Jan 17 12:38:04 gateway postfix/qmgr[869]: BF3D237075:
from=<cpabx...@hinet.net>, size=8176, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 17 12:38:04 gateway postfix/smtp[15894]: BF3D237075:
to=<c...@ftp.mydomain.net>, relay=none, delay=2, status=bounced (mail for
ftp.mydomain.net loops back to myself)
Jan 17 12:38:04 gateway postfix/cleanup[15893]: 8043137095:
message-id=<200701171138...@gateway.mydomain.net>
Jan 17 12:38:04 gateway postfix/qmgr[869]: 8043137095: from=<>, size=9904,
nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 17 12:38:04 gateway postfix/qmgr[869]: BF3D237075: removed
Jan 17 12:38:04 gateway postfix/smtpd[15890]: disconnect from
61-229-101-55.dynamic.hinet.net[61.229.101.55]
Jan 17 12:38:24 gateway postfix/smtp[15897]: 8043137095:
to=<cpabx...@hinet.net>, relay=netnews.hinet.net[168.95.195.16], delay=20,
status=sent (250 TAA17245 Message accepted for delivery)
Jan 17 12:38:24 gateway postfix/qmgr[869]: 8043137095: removed
======================================
I'm not an expert but I don't understand why this mail to <cpabx...@hinet.net>
is sent.
Did i miss something in the comprehension of logs or my computer is used as
a relay ?
If some of you could light my mind.
Thanks to everybody for answers and sorry for my poor english.
--
Regards.
Jean-Claude
Jissou
I checked myselk using the same approach.
From outside my network using a telnet connexion i reached my mail server and
sent a mail
from: <personnal_an...@fai.com>
to: <c...@ftp.mydomain.net>
The server do really send this email but it's only a Mail Delivery System saying
"the message could not be be delivered"
...
In this mail, further, it is said :
"For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster>"
...
I'm just wondering if all this stuff is only to get the valid <postmaster> mail
user.
- If yes, can I do something (configuring postfix) to stop this Mail Delivery
System automatic answer ?
- Must I delete this <postmaster> mail user definitly ?
Is this user not used elsewhere ?
- Can I change this postfix message ?
Thanks for yours lights and have a nice week-end.
--
Regards.
Jean-Claude