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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PROBLEM #1 (HAPPENED FIRST)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I installed Rules Du Jour with everyone's help and it seems to be
working since the headers have rule reports from BigEvil and I didn't have this
installed before.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>However I have had multiple people email
me and say that they have had an increase of spam now, some 50 more per day and
some 20 more per day. Also I have noticed that the spam box doesn't receive as
much as it used to either (I have spam forwarded to a email address).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Would anyone know the reason for this, or
a way I can track down what happened?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>PROBLEM #2 (HAPPENED NEXT DAY)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This probably happened because of me doing something where I
don’t know what I was doing. One thing that I changed was the alias file,
I changed it to the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'># Person who should get root's mail<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>root: <a href="mailto:administrator@woodmaclaw.com">administrator@woodmaclaw.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So I was getting roots email and the spam filter was working
but with PROBLEM #1’s condition. Today I come in and I have these errors
in the log and the filter doesn’t seem to be working at all at the
moment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Help is greatly appreciated. Than you very much.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> [root@MailScanner etc]# tail -f /var/log/maillog<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:07 MailScanner sendmail[14050]: alias database
/etc/aliases rebuilt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> by bpumphrey<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:07 MailScanner sendmail[14050]: /etc/aliases:
63 aliases, longest 1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>0 bytes, 625 bytes total<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:07 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: starting daemon
(8.12.8): SMTP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:07 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:07 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:07 MailScanner sm-msp-queue[14064]: starting
daemon (8.12.8): queue<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ing@00:15:00<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:07 MailScanner sendmail[14070]: starting daemon
(8.12.8): queueing@<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>00:15:00<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:11 MailScanner MailScanner[14089]: MailScanner
E-Mail Virus Scanner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> version 4.25-14 starting...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:12 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:12 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:16 MailScanner MailScanner[14089]: Using
locktype = flock<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:17 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:17 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:21 MailScanner MailScanner[14094]: MailScanner
E-Mail Virus Scanner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> version 4.25-14 starting...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:22 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:22 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:26 MailScanner MailScanner[14094]: Using
locktype = flock<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:27 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:27 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:31 MailScanner MailScanner[14096]: MailScanner
E-Mail Virus Scanner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> version 4.25-14 starting...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:31 MailScanner sendmail[14095]: i39EKUDH014095:
from=<>, size=27524<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>, class=0, nrcpts=1,
msgid=<405AFEE70033095E@dpo2w2p.servers.epost.de>, bodytype<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>=8BITMIME, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=mail.epost.de
[193.28.100.151]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:32 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:32 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:35 MailScanner sendmail[14098]: i39EKUDH014095:
to=<jacobson@woodma<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>claw.com>, delay=00:00:04, xdelay=00:00:02, mailer=esmtp,
pri=30461, relay=[10.1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>.1.2] [10.1.1.2], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent ( <405AFEE70033095E@dpo2w2p.servers.epost<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>.de> Queued mail for delivery)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:36 MailScanner MailScanner[14096]: Using
locktype = flock<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:37 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:37 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:41 MailScanner MailScanner[14099]: MailScanner
E-Mail Virus Scanner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> version 4.25-14 starting...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:42 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:42 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:46 MailScanner MailScanner[14099]: Using
locktype = flock<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:47 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:47 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:51 MailScanner MailScanner[14100]: MailScanner
E-Mail Virus Scanner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> version 4.25-14 starting...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:52 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:52 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:56 MailScanner MailScanner[14100]: Using
locktype = flock<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:57 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: cannot bind: Address already in use<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:57 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: daemon MTA:
problem creating SMTP s<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ocket<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apr 9 09:20:57 MailScanner sendmail[14059]: NOQUEUE:
SYSERR(root): opendaemonso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>cket: daemon MTA: server SMTP socket wedged: exiting<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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