[Techtalk] question reference mail programs

[Helen]

here is the postconf -n  output

Helen

alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter = vscan:
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
debug_peer_level = 2
defer_transports =
disable_dns_lookups = no
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
mailbox_command =
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mailbox_transport =
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient
masquerade_domains = blackburnhamlet.ca
masquerade_exceptions = root
message_size_limit = 10240000
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, $mydomain
mydomain = blackburnhamlet.ca
myhostname = blackburnhamlet.ca
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/README_FILES
relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/samples
sender_canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
setgid_group = maildrop
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd
smtp_sasl_security_options =
smtp_use_tls = no
smtpd_client_restrictions =
smtpd_helo_required = no
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/access
smtpd_use_tls = no
strict_rfc821_envelopes = no
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 450

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Devdas Bhagat 
To: techtalk at linuxchix.org 
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Techtalk] question reference mail programs


On 21/08/04 08:35 -0400, Helen wrote:
> I recently received an email from someone saying that I was spamming them
> from my receive only account.  I checked into it a bit further yesterday and
> found that I had started postfix on my server with my receive only address
> as the masquerade.  It looks like I may have been spamming people from the
> server.  I am using Suse 9.0 and I was recently doing and online update and
> I received an error message for my postfix config as well.  But it said
> nothing except that it had found a /etc/postfix/main.cf.SuSEconfig .... and
> was exiting with a warning.
> Does anyone have any experience with this?

Lots. Working abuse desk makes this a very common event.

Post 
the output of postconf -n, 
full headers from the complainer,
the relevant logs, if any.

Post postconf -n anyway, lets see if the config is good, or has possible
holes.

Devdas Bhagat
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