User unknown in virtual alias table

[Martin Hepworth]

Rodney

anything in the log files for this test message? Like is MS processing
it at all or is PF rejecting it?

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Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300


Rodney Green wrote:
> MailScanner 4.37.7-1
> SpamAssassin 3.0.2
> Postfix 2.0.20
>
> Hello,
>
> I've just moved mail services from a server running older versions of
> the above software to the newer versions listed. In testing, I've
> noticed something that seems odd to me. When I send a message to my
> address from yahoo with the gtube spam testing string, my mail server
> sends back an error message saying "user unknown in virtual alias
> table." The user (myself) is definitely in the virtual alias table and
> receiving mail just fine. When I send normal mail from my yahoo account
> it is delivered without any problems.
>
> Anyone have any idea what's happening here? Is there some kind of
> feature in MS or SA that is sending back a "user unknown" error to trick
> spammers into taking the address of their list?
>
> Thanks!
> Rod
>
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