Misuse of my domain.

[Rick Cooper]

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> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
> Behalf Of Erik Jakobsen
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:24 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Misuse of my domain.
>
>
> Hi.
>
> I got a tip from another mailinglist about the blocking of a
> user, that
> is misusing my domain.
>
> I have done this:
>
> In /etc/postfix.in/access I have inserted a line:
>
> address at domain.com 550
>
> And in /etc/postfix.in/main.cf, I have a line:
>
> smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix.in/access
>
> Then after that I did the following:
>
> #postmap /etc/postfix.in/access
>
> and
>
> #postfix reload.
>
> I suppose it should be done in /etc/postfix.in and not the
> /etc/postfix ??.
>
>
> But there is a fault being shown in the /var/log/maillog:
>
> Nov 13 16:06:35 gateway postfix/smtpd[10870]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:06:36 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 10870 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:06:36 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 13 16:07:36 gateway postfix/smtpd[10894]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:07:37 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 10894 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:07:37 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 13 16:08:37 gateway postfix/smtpd[10917]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:08:38 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 10917 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:08:38 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 13 16:09:38 gateway postfix/smtpd[10940]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:09:39 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 10940 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:09:39 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 13 16:10:39 gateway postfix/smtpd[11189]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:10:40 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 11189 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:10:40 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 13 16:11:40 gateway postfix/smtpd[11212]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:11:41 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 11212 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:11:41 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 13 16:12:41 gateway postfix/smtpd[11235]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:12:42 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 11235 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:12:42 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 13 16:13:42 gateway postfix/smtpd[11258]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:13:43 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 11258 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:13:43 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
> Nov 13 16:14:43 gateway postfix/smtpd[11281]: fatal: open database
> /etc/postfix/access.db: No such file or directory
> Nov 13 16:14:44 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning: process
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd pid 11281 exit status 1
> Nov 13 16:14:44 gateway postfix/master[3127]: warning:
> /usr/libexec/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
>
>
> Well I can see now, that it try to open
> /etc/postfix/access.db. Think it
> should have been /etc/postfix.in/access.db ??.
>
>
> --

I believe you still create your map db files in the /etc/postfix dir and
not the postfix.in dir. Try building your access.db in /etc/postfix


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