I am running a "Sarge" based Exim4 mail server for the domain chandlerfamily.org.uk. The highest priority MX records point directly at this server, although I have a backup route which involves routing the messages via pop3 mailboxes at my ISP and picking them up with fetchmail.
Whilst uncovering a problem with clamav and exim4 as a result of the change of user (to Debian-exim), I have discovered some other flaws in my configuration. They seems to stem from how bounce messages are treated. I have two problems 1) I have hundreds of messages sat on my queue. They are being sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a sender address of @chandlerfamily.org.uk (ie no local part) and appear to being frozen because my isp message is bouncing them because of no local part. These messages seem to be a result of me bouncing an original spam message (maybe to an invalid address), which my ISP has bounced back to me saying address not found which I have bounced back to it because it was sent to an invalid address. This error leads to two questions a) How do I know a message is a bounce of a bounce so I can discard it rather than send it back again b) How do I get to have added the chandlerfamily.org.uk - it looks like exim insistence on having a fully qualified domain name on a null address 2) Fetchmail is seemingly trying to download messages from my isp - but gives up after about 8 messages with a line in the log saying protocol error. The messages (even the first 7) are being left in my pop3 mailbox at the isp and there are now over 1000 messages there. The error from the log (isp crossed out) is as follows Jul 30 07:39:53 roo fetchmail[2934]: client/server protocol error while fetching from xxxxx Jul 30 07:39:53 roo fetchmail[2934]: Query status=4 (PROTOCOL) How can I see if this is the result of rejected messages -- Alan Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. --Gandhi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
