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    Postfix - antispam and relay package

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      jamesc
      last edited by

      Could the .db files just be deleted from /var/db/postfix or would I need to run some SQL to perform the maintenance?

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      • marcellocM
        marcelloc
        last edited by

        You mean per day log files in db format?

        If so, just delete it to cleanup disk.

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          jamesc
          last edited by

          Yes that's correct, e.g:

          2012-03-01.db
          2012-03-02.db
          2012-03-03.db
          2012-03-04.db

          Do I just delete the .db file, simple as that?

          Thanks for all your advice Marcello, you have been very helpful while i've been getting to grips with this excellent package :-)

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          • marcellocM
            marcelloc
            last edited by

            @jamesc:

            Do I just delete the .db file, simple as that?

            Yes  :)

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              jamesc
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              Marcello, I notice when I disable the anvil daemon I get these warning messages in the log:

              Mar  6 13:16:58 smtp postfix/smtpd[19050]: warning: connect to private/anvil: Connection refused
              Mar  6 13:16:58 smtp postfix/smtpd[19050]: warning: problem talking to server private/anvil: Connection refused
              
              

              When I run the postfix upgrade-configuration command, this is what happens:

              [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@smtp.lab.local]/var/log(51): postfix upgrade-configuration
              Editing /usr/local/etc/postfix/master.cf, adding missing entry for anvil service
              Editing /usr/local/etc/postfix/master.cf, adding missing entry for postscreen TCP service
              

              Then these lines are added back into master.cf:

              anvil	  unix	-	-	n	-	1	anvil
              #smtp      inet  n       -       n       -       1       postscreen
              
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              • marcellocM
                marcelloc
                last edited by

                The disable anvil option was added to avoid delays between connections(maybe just for debug).

                If you do not have this issue, leave it enabled.

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                  jamesc
                  last edited by

                  I have internal clients relaying directly to the Postfix box and the helper text suggests it should be disabled in this scenario?

                  anvil - Postfix session count and request rate control.
                  You can disable it if your server relays mail from internal clients to internet.
                  
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                  • marcellocM
                    marcelloc
                    last edited by

                    I do. :)

                    Take a look on mailscanner topic.

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                      ktims
                      last edited by

                      Great package, thanks. I used to install postfix manually, and this makes life a lot easier especially on NanoBSD installs.

                      I have one simple request: could you add fields for relayhost and smtp_fallback_relay, as I'm just using it as a relay?

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                      • marcellocM
                        marcelloc
                        last edited by

                        @ktims:

                        Great package, thanks. I used to install postfix manually, and this makes life a lot easier especially on NanoBSD installs.

                        I have one simple request: could you add fields for relayhost and smtp_fallback_relay, as I'm just using it as a relay?

                        Try to paste this options on custom field.

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                          jamesc
                          last edited by

                          @marcelloc:

                          I do. :)

                          Take a look on mailscanner topic.

                          I did, but no mention of the anvil daemon on there, unless i'm missing something obvious?

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                          • marcellocM
                            marcelloc
                            last edited by

                            @jamesc:

                            I did, but no mention of the anvil daemon on there, unless i'm missing something obvious?

                            If you are having no issues with anvil, just leave it enabled.

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                              ktims
                              last edited by

                              @marcelloc:

                              Try to paste this options on custom field.

                              This works of course, a decent UI for it was just a suggestion :).

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                                Sn3ak
                                last edited by

                                Can this package be used as a secondary MX in it's current form? ie. No internal email servers.
                                My primary email server is co-located at another location then this pfsense box.

                                I honestly haven't installed the package yet, as I still have a bad taste in my mouth after installing
                                spamd once, and there being no warning that it would automatically start eatting email without it
                                being configured.

                                I've previously used the jails package and used ran a jail for email, but after being blown away for a clean
                                2.0 upgrade, and noticing this package, I thought it would be rather nice if it was able to do this.

                                I have read the thread, and searched the forum / wiki, and either this hasn't been answered, or I'm not searching
                                for the right phrases.

                                I know I could rtfm, and probably make this package do what I need, but that is not really what I am after, unless
                                there is a text box or some such for custom strings that will survive a package reinstall/upgrade/etc.

                                If it's not directly supported, could it be added to the todo list?

                                As a secondary question, (while cringing..)  has anyone tried this package with the spamd package? Just wondering
                                if a warning should be added on here about those.. I'm guessing the way spamd grabs control it wouldn't be compatible
                                with this package..

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                                • marcellocM
                                  marcelloc
                                  last edited by

                                  This package is not compatible with spamd if you want to use postfix to filter spam and bad configured/fake servers. Both need to be the fist contact from remote server.

                                  Afaik, Spamd needs a forward mail server so That's why postfix first release was done for.

                                  Postfix package has a lot of reports to help you identify What happened to rejected Message and postscreen(anti zombie)+ rbls + spf + header checks are very good on Message filtering.

                                  Something this package does not act as a mail server and no plans to be, so no local mailboxes, just an inbound/outbound filter to another smtp server(s).

                                  Mailscanner package implements more filtering options and antivirus to this MTA filtering solution.

                                  If you are really good on postfix and believe That you have better config files to run postfix on pfsense, you can install postfix package itself and configure it by hand using filer package. This way all custom setup you have can be applied, just like I supose you did on jails.

                                  Postfix forwarder has a custom field to save options That are not on gui.

                                  Att,
                                  Marcello Coutinho

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                                    Sn3ak
                                    last edited by

                                    @marcelloc:

                                    Something this package does not act as a mail server and no plans to be, so no local mailboxes, just an inbound/outbound filter to another smtp server(s).

                                    A secondary MX wouldn't have local mailboxes (well a dedicated backup MX anyways). and is essentially the same thing, except storing the emails for
                                    a potentially longer period of time if the primary mail server is down.

                                    So, is the answer the same? If so, that's fine, again I can use my Jail solution, but a neat little appliance package would be cool.

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                                    • marcellocM
                                      marcelloc
                                      last edited by

                                      Backup mx holding Messages until mx1 is back can be done wih this package. :)

                                      I have also edited previous post while you where answering, take a look.

                                      I think you will like postfix forwarder package. ;)

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                                        Sn3ak
                                        last edited by

                                        Great, glad to hear. Actually I know very little about postfix, I've historically been a qmail guy.
                                        Any pointers on setting it up as a backup mx? or am I going to need to add custom fields?

                                        I think I will attempt to setup a vm (to be on the safe side) to test this with later this evening
                                        if I get a chance.

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                                        • marcellocM
                                          marcelloc
                                          last edited by

                                          Configure your mx1 to accept relay from mx2 and add mx1 on postfix config as an internal server.

                                          Quite simple and full gui support for this setup. :)

                                          Most all options has help,hints and link to oficial postfix documentation.

                                          Just to know, I was a sendmail guy before decide to migrate this antispam solution to postfix.

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                                            Sn3ak
                                            last edited by

                                            Perfect, I'll be giving it a shot. Thanks for the information.
                                            Yeah, I used sendmail for a # of years before moving to qmail for an anti-spam solution
                                            as amavisd wasn't really cutting it back then.

                                            I'm tired of trying to figure out qmail logs when things break though, so I've been meaning
                                            to try out postfix, and this is the perfect opportunity to kick the tires a little.

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