Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:09:33 -0700 From: Doug Hardie <doug@mail.sermon-archive.info> To: "Shannon @ shaw" <MCEStaff@shaw.ca> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 553 errors Message-ID: <9F132F70-ABE5-4D96-8011-05DC90AEE59B@mail.sermon-archive.info> In-Reply-To: <7FE5511E15C54718B2BC1E4D2745BC17@VCMCE110228> References: <4D4F63AFE85D40E5B884B77B09E0D74A@VCMCE110228> <5438b38d53bf0bc58fe0fd78712280ae@deerfieldhosting.com> <7FE5511E15C54718B2BC1E4D2745BC17@VCMCE110228>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Well, the line you listed below is a block from spamhaus.org. You are = using that RBL to block spam and it has received spam from the = originating IP address. Its not a misconfiguration unless you didn't = want spamhaus blocking. If you want to retain spamhaus blocking then = you need to tell the originator to contact the admin's at the = originating MTA to have them fix the problem that cause the blockage by = spamhaus. > On 19 October 2016, at 17:11, Shannon @ shaw <MCEStaff@shaw.ca> wrote: >=20 > I didn=E2=80=99t really ask for a simple answer... > It=E2=80=99s not so much the understanding, it=E2=80=99s more like = laziness. It=E2=80=99s a mail server I built in 1998 and = rebuilt/upgraded in 2006 and it pretty much just sits there and runs. > I don=E2=80=99t have to look at it a lot. So my skills are not = =E2=80=98fresh=E2=80=99. >=20 > ----------------------------------- > I was browsing through maillog but there=E2=80=99s so many properly = rejected mails it=E2=80=99s kind of depressing. > such as: >=20 > Oct 19 00:12:56 mail sm-mta[27488]: ruleset=3Dcheck_relay, = arg1=3D[101.200.123.160], arg2=3D127.0.0.4, relay=3D[101.200.123.160], = reject=3D550 5.7.1 Rejected: 101.200.123.160 listed at = sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org >=20 >=20 > When I grep=E2=80=99d maillog for the problem domain none found =E2=80=93= but maybe too big of a delay between it happening and being reported to = me... >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Thank You!!! >=20 >=20 >=20 > Shannon Wheeler >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > From: Dennis=20 > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 2:42 PM > To: Shannon @ shaw=20 > Subject: Re: 553 errors >=20 > Hi, >=20 > Yes, you have a misconfiguration. That you are asking the question = means, with all due respect, that your understanding of how mail servers = work is probably not sufficient for a simple answer. But to give you = one anyway, there is some problem with the MTA (mail transport agent) = you are using being able to verify the recipient address. You should be = looking in the logs produced by your MTA for more details. >=20 > --- >=20 >=20 > = --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------ > Dennis Mathiasen >=20 >=20 > = ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > From: Doug > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 5:17 PM=20 > To: Shannon @ shaw=20 > Subject: Re: 553 errors=20 >=20 > Check your maillog file in /var/log for error messages for that email. = There should be something helpful there. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?9F132F70-ABE5-4D96-8011-05DC90AEE59B>