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Date:      Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:45:44 -0600
From:      Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Trying to understand some email issues
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On 1/21/19 6:06 AM, Carmel NY wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:33:02 -0800, Patrick Mahan stated:
> 
>> All,
>>
>> FreeBSD 11.2
>>
>> Running postfix 3.3.2_1,1
>>
>> I'm getting hammered with thousands of emails from yahoo.com -
>>
>> Here is an example -
>>
>> Jan 20 22:09:01 ns postfix/smtp[1308]: 2DA97A2E2EF:
>> to=<pwascak@aol.com>,
>> relay=mx-aol.mail.gm0.yahoodns.net[98.137.157.43]:25, delay=13730,
>> delays=13728/0.31/1.1/0.06, dsn=4.7.0, status=deferred (host
>> mx-aol.mail.gm0.yahoodns.net[98.137.157.43] said: 421 4.7.0 [TSS04]
>> Messages from 23.24.207.145 temporarily deferred due to user
>> complaints - 4.16.55.1; see
>> https://help.yahoo.com/kb/postmaster/SLN3434.html (in reply to MAIL
>>FROM command))
>>
>> I'm trying to determine if I am somehow relaying emails to yahoo.com,
>> or is this someone attacking me.
>>
>> I am pretty sure I have postfix to avoid acting like a relay for
>> unauthenticated connections.  But this maybe something I have messed
>> up. This has been happening only since I upgraded to 11.2 (I was at
>> 9.x).  I also just recently switch from sendmail to postfix as well.
>>
>> I can provide my postfix config on request if needed.
>>
>> Pointers to other mail-lists are welcomed.  I decided to start here
>> before jumping on the postfix mailing list.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Patrick
> 
> Patrick, you wouldn't see a podiatrist if you were suffering from
> cancer, you would see an oncologist. The same rational is true here.
> Your problem deals with "postfix", so your questions should be directed
> there. There are an extremely knowledgeable group. The author, Wietse
> Venema, quite often chimes in with answers to user's questions. To join
> the list, check this out: http://www.postfix.com/lists.html
> 
> In any case, see these  URL's for further info:
> http://www.postfix.com/DEBUG_README.html
> http://www.postfix.com/DEBUG_README.html#mail
> Better, provide output from the postfinger tool. This can be found at
> http://ftp.wl0.org/SOURCES/postfinger.
> 

Although I agree with what you said, it is yet to be determined that 
there is problem with postfix. So general start that was suggested here 
can be a good start. And I'm sure on postfix mail list the same starting 
investigation routes will be suggested.

Good luck.

Valeri

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