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      DQM
      last edited by

      @marcelloc:

      @DQM:

      I'd like to mention the list of task that I did on the Postfix Forwarder on following:

      • I cannot insert the customise "smtpd_banner" into main.cf. It seens does not allow saving after reboot the Pfsense box. It only allow saving if don't reboot the box. Right?

      Did you tried to include this option on postfix custom options field on gui?

      @DQM:

      • SPF doesn't work once selected "Strong" at Header verification, only work if select "Basic"
      • Any changes in the Antispam tab wouldn't send mail to it and got an error message like "501 5.1.7 Bad sender address syntax". After change to "Basic" at Header verification, everything will be ok again.

      I have strong header set and it looks like spf is working, do you have any error message or log you detected it.
      If it's a bug during package save settings, I can fix next week.

      Dear Marcello,

      I have tried to insert the customise "smtpd_banner" by GUI and it is well now. But SPF and any change in the Antispam tab still did not work when "Strong" was selected (I perform testing by SMTP command - telnet to send mail, I did not test by other SMTP server). Does has problem with sending email by command?

      Thanks,
      DQM

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      • marcellocM
        marcelloc
        last edited by

        check config files with basic and strong header check enabled to see if spf options are included or not.

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          DQM
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          Dear Marcello,

          Now I have one more problem. It is RBL feature on the PF, it does not work. Below is content of my config file:

          /usr/local/etc/postfix/main.cf
          #main.cf
          #Part of the Postfix package for pfSense
          #Copyright (C) 2010 Erik Fonnesbeck
          #Copyright (C) 2011 Marcello Coutinho
          #All rights reserved.
          #DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE

          mynetworks = /usr/local/etc/postfix/mynetwork_table
          mynetworks_style = host
          smtpd_banner = mail-gw-01.abc.com ESMTP
          relay_domains = abc.com
          transport_maps = hash:/usr/local/etc/postfix/transport
          local_recipient_maps =
          mydestination =
          mynetworks_style = host
          message_size_limit = 10240000
          default_process_limit = 100
          #Just reject after helo,sender,client,recipient tests
          smtpd_delay_reject = yes

          Don't talk to mail systems that don't know their own hostname.

          smtpd_helo_required = yes
          smtpd_helo_restrictions =

          smtpd_sender_restrictions = reject_unknown_sender_domain,
          permit

          Allow connections from specified local clients and rbl check everybody else if rbl check are set.

          smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,
          reject_unauth_destination,
          check_sender_access hash:/usr/local/etc/postfix/sender_access,
          check_client_access pcre:/usr/local/etc/postfix/cal_pcre,
          check_client_access cidr:/usr/local/etc/postfix/cal_cidr
          permit

          Whitelisting: local clients may specify any destination domain.

          #,
          smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,
          reject_unauth_destination,
          check_sender_access hash:/usr/local/etc/postfix/sender_access,
          check_client_access pcre:/usr/local/etc/postfix/cal_pcre,
          check_client_access cidr:/usr/local/etc/postfix/cal_cidr,
          reject_spf_invalid_sender,
          permit

          soft_bounce = yes
          postscreen_greet_wait = ${stress?2}${stress:6}s
          postscreen_greet_action = enforce
          postscreen_access_list = permit_mynetworks,
          cidr:/usr/local/etc/postfix/cal_cidr
          postscreen_dnsbl_action= enforce
          postscreen_blacklist_action= enforce
          postscreen_dnsbl_sites=zen.spamhaus.org, bl.spamcop.net
          postscreen_dnsbl_threshold=2

          Does my config file has any issues? Could you please help to solve it?

          Thank you for your support,
          DQM

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          • marcellocM
            marcelloc
            last edited by

            Are you sure it's not working?

            the setup is fine and rbl lists are applied on postscreen daemon

            postscreen_greet_wait = ${stress?2}${stress:6}s
            postscreen_greet_action = enforce
            postscreen_access_list = permit_mynetworks,
                     cidr:/usr/local/etc/postfix/cal_cidr
            postscreen_dnsbl_action= enforce
            postscreen_blacklist_action= enforce
            postscreen_dnsbl_sites=zen.spamhaus.org, bl.spamcop.net
            postscreen_dnsbl_threshold=2
            

            This last arg says that a hostname must be on both lists to get blocked

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              DQM
              last edited by

              Are you sure it's not working?

              I'm sure. Because I have tested by telnet from an IP address which is listed on zen.spamhaus.org (I have checked with another SMTP server) but RBL feature on the PF didn't action. So, I am able to push a lot of messages to it.

              This last arg says that a hostname must be on both lists to get blocked

              This means the IP address which perform sending email must be listed on both zen.spamhaus.org and bl.spamcop.net then RBL feature would action? Right?
              Could you please help to explain in details?

              Thanks,
              DQM

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              • marcellocM
                marcelloc
                last edited by

                @DQM:

                This means the IP address which perform sending email must be listed on both zen.spamhaus.org and bl.spamcop.net then RBL feature would action? Right?
                Could you please help to explain in details?

                change RBL threshold to 1 on antispam tab, apply config  and test again

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                  DQM
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                  Hi Marcello,

                  I have checked log of PF and I would like to show you as below:

                  relay=192.168.1.100[192.168.1.100]:25, delay=36, delays=31/0/0/5, dsn=5.7.1, status=bounced (host 192.168.1.100[192.168.1.100] said: 550 5.7.1 IP address 115.73.183.198 has been blocked by the RBL provider zen.spamhaus.org due to rule (Spamhaus). Please check http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?ip=115.73.183.198 for further detail. (in reply to end of DATA command))

                  Highlighted is message that is generated by my Exchange server (not PF) after PF forward the message to it.

                  Based on the log above, seems the RBL on my PF is working. Correct? But I have a question that why does not PF perform an action (drop, rejetc) spams and generate a message same as my Exchange server? Could you please help on this?

                  Thanks for your help,
                  DQM

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                  • marcellocM
                    marcelloc
                    last edited by

                    the man says that postscreen_dnsbl_action set to enforce, logs and rejects the message.
                    On my config file (postfix forwarder -> view config -> main.cf) is set to enforce.
                    Can you check on yours config file?

                    ignore (default)
                    Ignore the failure of this test. Allow other tests to complete. Repeat this test the next time the client connects. This option is useful for testing and collecting statistics without blocking mail.
                    enforce
                    Allow other tests to complete. Reject attempts to deliver mail with a 550 SMTP reply, and log the helo/sender/recipient information. Repeat this test the next time the client connects.
                    drop
                    Drop the connection immediately with a 521 SMTP reply. Repeat this test the next time the client connects.
                    This feature is available in Postfix 2.8.

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                      DQM
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                      Thanks for your support, Marcello. The RBL feature is working well now. But I have one more problem with the log of PF. Once I restart the PF and got log content as below:

                      Sep 22 10:27:00 fglbh-gw-01 postfix/postfix-script[58210]: warning: not owned by postfix: /var/db/postfix/./2012-09-22.db
                      Sep 22 10:27:00 fglbh-gw-01 postfix/postfix-script[58529]: warning: not owned by postfix: /var/db/postfix/./2012-09-20.db
                      Sep 22 10:27:00 fglbh-gw-01 postfix/postfix-script[58872]: warning: not owned by postfix: /var/db/postfix/./2012-09-17.db

                      So, I couldn't search any incomming messages.

                      Could you please help to solve on this?

                      Thank you,
                      DQM

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                      • marcellocM
                        marcelloc
                        last edited by

                        These files ate not used by postfix daemon, just by package gui.
                        You can ignore this warning. :)

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                          DQM
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                          Dear Marcello,

                          But I couldn't search any incomming messages on the GUI, bc it bases on maillog databases.

                          One more question, Marcello. How about limit size of maillog file and how does it work? Will it split to maillog1, maillog2, …? (/var/log/maillog)
                          Can I push the log of PF to syslog server?

                          Thanks,
                          DQM

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                          • marcellocM
                            marcelloc
                            last edited by

                            @DQM:

                            One more question, Marcello. How about limit size of maillog file and how does it work? Will it split to maillog1, maillog2, …? (/var/log/maillog)

                            Not on current version.
                            LinuxTracker did a how to for logrotate, maybe it's userfull for you.
                            http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,51412.msg287633.html#msg287633

                            @DQM:

                            Can I push the log of PF to syslog server?

                            Yes, you need just to change log settings on package gui.

                            without maillog, you will not have database search too.

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