bogus HELO name used
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From: Oscar Mauricio Cruz Lazo on 25 Feb 2010 15:44 Hi all I runnig a postfix server but now i notice Emails from my server is being blocked by some ISPs because they claim it has a bogus helo, I just checked the list and my IP is not listed as a spammer, this only happens to certain email addresses, 97% of mail still goes through fine, just the odd one. my dns is working good not sure what is causing this ? thanks in advanced
From: Burkhard Ott on 25 Feb 2010 15:57 On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:44:33 +0100, Oscar Mauricio Cruz Lazo wrote: > Hi all > > I runnig a postfix server but now i notice Emails from my server is > being blocked by some ISPs because they claim it has a bogus helo, I > just checked the list and my IP is not listed as a spammer, > > this only happens to certain email addresses, 97% of mail still goes > through fine, just the odd one. > > my dns is working good > > not sure what is causing this ? What says your systems helo? Maybe its a local name only. cheers
From: "Daniel V. Reinhardt" on 25 Feb 2010 16:18 > >From: Oscar Mauricio Cruz Lazo <osmcruzl(a)gmail.com> >To: postfix users list <postfix-users(a)postfix.org>; amavis-user(a)lists.sourceforge.net; postfix-es <postfix-es(a)lists.wl0.org> >Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 8:44:33 PM >Subject: bogus HELO name used > > >Hi all > >I runnig a postfix server but now i notice Emails from my server is being blocked by some ISPs because they claim it has a bogus helo, >I just checked the list and my IP is not listed as a spammer, > >this only happens to certain email addresses, 97% of mail still goes through fine, just the odd one. > >my dns is working good > >not sure what is causing this ? > >thanks in advanced > Can you provide some more information such has logs, postconf -n, and your host? Daniel Reinhardt Website: www.cryptodan.com Email: cryptodan(a)yahoo.com
From: mouss on 25 Feb 2010 18:23 Oscar Mauricio Cruz Lazo a �crit : > > Hi all > > I runnig a postfix server but now i notice Emails from my server is > being blocked by some ISPs because they claim it has a bogus helo, > I just checked the list and my IP is not listed as a spammer, it has nothing to do with spammer listing. the ISP says your postfix is misconfigured: it uses a bogus helo. by default, the helo argument is $myhostname. if you show the output of 'postconf -n' as well the output of 'hostname', we may help you. > > this only happens to certain email addresses, 97% of mail still goes > through fine, just the odd one. > > my dns is working good > > not sure what is causing this ? > > thanks in advanced
From: Oscar Mauricio Cruz Lazo on 25 Feb 2010 18:44
thanks alot my postconf -n here my config postconf -n apac3:~ # mailq Mail queue is empty apac3:~ # postconf -n alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases, hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases best_mx_transport = local biff = no command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 defer_transports = disable_dns_lookups = no disable_mime_output_conversion = no html_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/html inet_interfaces = all inet_protocols = all mail_owner = postfix mailbox_command = mailbox_size_limit = 0 mailbox_transport = cyrus mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq manpage_directory = /usr/share/man message_size_limit = 10485760 mydestination = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-mydestination.cf myhostname = apac3.apac.org.ni mynetworks = 165.98.198.176/29, 200.62.90.0/24, 200.62.97.0/28, 200.62.97.144/28, 192.27.1.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8 mynetworks_style = subnet newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/README_FILES receive_override_options = no_address_mappings relayhost = relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/samples sender_canonical_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-canonical.cf sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail setgid_group = maildrop strict_8bitmime = no strict_rfc821_envelopes = yes transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual.cf --------------------------- log of the messsages ! * tcarrion(a)datatex.com.ni SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<tcarrion(a)datatex.com.ni> <tcarrion(a)datatex.com.ni>: host ns.datatex.com.ni [165.98.120.2]: 550 5.7.1 <tcarrion(a)datatex.com.ni> <tcarrion(a)datatex.com.ni>... bogus HELO name used:* On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 12:23 AM, mouss <mouss(a)ml.netoyen.net> wrote: > Oscar Mauricio Cruz Lazo a écrit : > > > > Hi all > > > > I runnig a postfix server but now i notice Emails from my server is > > being blocked by some ISPs because they claim it has a bogus helo, > > I just checked the list and my IP is not listed as a spammer, > > it has nothing to do with spammer listing. the ISP says your postfix is > misconfigured: it uses a bogus helo. > > by default, the helo argument is $myhostname. if you show the output of > 'postconf -n' as well the output of 'hostname', we may help you. > > > > > this only happens to certain email addresses, 97% of mail still goes > > through fine, just the odd one. > > > > my dns is working good > > > > not sure what is causing this ? > > > > thanks in advanced > > |